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Where does “حِمَار” come from?

حِمَار (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic ḥimār- — donkey.

حِمَار (Arabic): donkey

Definitions

  1. donkey

Ancestry of “حِمَار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticḥimār-donkey

Words derived from “حِمَار”

  • حمر
  • himar
  • حمار
  • ħmar
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