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Where does “ظلم” come from?

ظلم (Arabic) comes from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

ظلم (Arabic): to wrong, to treat unjustly, to oppress; to...

Definitions

  1. to wrong, to treat unjustly, to oppress; to...

Ancestry of “ظلم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
2Proto-Semitic*lV-—
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