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Where does “فيلسوف” come from?

فيلسوف (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

فيلسوف (Arabic): philosopher

Definitions

  1. philosopher

Ancestry of “فيلسوف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφιλόσοφοςlover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned...
2Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
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