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Where does “زنديق” come from?

زنديق (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian zandīk.

زنديق (Arabic): heretic, atheist, kafir

Definitions

  1. heretic, atheist, kafir

Ancestry of “زنديق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianzandīk—
Every word from Middle Persian zandīk →