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Where does “خلع” come from?

خلع (Arabic) comes from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

خلع (Arabic): to take off, to doff

Definitions

  1. to take off, to doff

Ancestry of “خلع”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
2Proto-Semitic*lV-—
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