Etymology Explorer › Arabic

Where does “ابتلى” come from?

ابتلى (Arabic) comes from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

ابتلى (Arabic): to test, to try; to afflict

Definitions

  1. to test, to try; to afflict

Ancestry of “ابتلى”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
2Proto-Semitic*lV-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →