Where does “قال” come from?

قال (Arabic) comes from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

قال (Arabic): to say; to tell; To nap

Definitions

  1. to say; to tell; To nap

Ancestry of “قال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
2PersianیاAPI •; or; either
3Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

Words derived from “قال

Every word from Arabic يَاEvery word from Persian یاEvery word from Arabic و
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