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Where does “غلى” come from?

غلى (Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic غلي, from Arabic غَلَا — to be excessive, to be or become expensive.

غلى (Arabic): to boil

Definitions

  1. to boil

Ancestry of “غلى”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicغلي—
2Arabicغَلَاto be excessive, to be or become expensive
Every word from Arabic غَلَا →