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Where does “اصفر” come from?

اصفر (Arabic) comes from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

اصفر (Arabic): to turn yellow, to yellow; to turn pale, to pale,...

Definitions

  1. to turn yellow, to yellow; to turn pale, to pale,...

Ancestry of “اصفر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
2Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
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