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Where does “فدية” come from?

فدية (Arabic) comes from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

فدية (Arabic): ransom; fidyah

Definitions

  1. ransom; fidyah

Ancestry of “فدية”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicد—
2Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
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