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Where does “سما” come from?

سما (Arabic) comes from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

سما (Arabic): to be high, lofty; to rise up, to tower

Definitions

  1. to be high, lofty; to rise up, to tower

Ancestry of “سما”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
2Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
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