Where does “ترجمان” come from?

ترجمان (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.

ترجمان (Arabic): translator; interpreter, dragoman; cicerone

Definitions

  1. translator; interpreter, dragoman; cicerone

Ancestry of “ترجمان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
2Akkadiantargumannuminterpreter, dragoman

Words derived from “ترجمان”

Every word from Akkadian targumannum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ →