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Where does “حطب” come from?

حطب (Arabic) comes from Arabic ط, from Nabataean 𐢋, from Classical Syriac ܛ, from Aramaic ט‬, from Aramaic 𐡈, from Egyptian 𓄤.

حطب (Arabic): firewood

Definitions

  1. firewood

Ancestry of “حطب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطط
2Nabataean𐢋—
3Classical Syriacܛnumber nine
4Aramaicט‬—
5Aramaic𐡈—
6Egyptian𓄤—
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