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Where does “زَادَ” come from?

زَادَ (Arabic) comes from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

زَادَ (Arabic): to increase; to increase...

Definitions

  1. to increase; to increase...

Ancestry of “زَادَ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
2Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
3Hebrewעַיִןeye

Words derived from “زَادَ”

  • زيد
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