Where does “جواز سفر” come from?

جواز سفر (Arabic) comes from Arabic سَفَر, from Arabic عَلِيّ — to be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

جواز سفر (Arabic): passport

Definitions

  1. passport

Ancestry of “جواز سفر”, step by step

جواز سفر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic سَفَر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَفَرjourney, travel; trip
2Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

via Arabic جَواز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَوازpermission, license
Every word from Arabic عَلِيّEvery word from Arabic سَفَر