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Where does “شمع” come from?

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

شمع (Arabic): wax; candles; a thing one lights, a torch,...

Definitions

  1. wax; candles; a thing one lights, a torch,...

Ancestry of “شمع”, step by step

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

Words derived from “شمع”

  • sham
  • sham
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