Where does “الأربعاء” come from?

الأربعاء (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ, from Classical Syriac ܐܪܒܥܐ, from Aramaic ארבעא, from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- — four.

الأربعاء (Arabic): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “الأربعاء”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical SyriacܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐWednesday
2Classical Syriacܐܪܒܥܐfour, fourth
3Aramaicארבעאfour (4)
4Proto-Semiticʔarbaʕ-four

Words derived from “الأربعاء”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- →Every word from Aramaic ארבעא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܪܒܥܐ →