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Where does “جَنْجَوِيد” come from?

جَنْجَوِيد (Arabic) comes from Persian جنگوی — warrior.

Ancestry of “جَنْجَوِيد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجنگویwarrior

Words derived from “جَنْجَوِيد”

  • Janjaweed
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