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Where does “ابتسم” come from?

ابتسم (Arabic) comes from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.

ابتسم (Arabic): to smile, to give somebody a friendly smile

Definitions

  1. to smile, to give somebody a friendly smile

Ancestry of “ابتسم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسwill
2Arabicسَوْفَ{{qualifier|future tense marker}}
Every word from Arabic سَوْفَ →