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Where does “سدر” come from?

سدر (Arabic) comes from French cèdre, from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

سدر (Arabic): to be dazzled, to be blinded, to have vision...

Definitions

  1. to be dazzled, to be blinded, to have vision...

Ancestry of “سدر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcèdrecedar
2Old Frenchcedre—
3Latincedrusthe juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus; cedar-oil,...
4Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
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