Where does “الصفا والمروة” come from?

الصفا والمروة (Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish صفا, from Urdu صاف, from Classical Persian صَاف, from Arabic صَافٍ — pure; clear; pure.

الصفا والمروة (Arabic): Safa and Marwa

Definitions

  1. Safa and Marwa

Ancestry of “الصفا والمروة”, step by step

الصفا والمروة traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish صفا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصفا—
2Urduصافclean; blank; pure
3Classical Persianصَاف—
4Arabicصَافٍpure; clear; pure

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

via Arabic مروة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمروة—
Every word from Arabic صَافٍ →Every word from Classical Persian صَاف →Every word from Urdu صاف →