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Where does “قرعة” come from?

قرعة (Arabic) comes from Arabic قَرْع, from Arabic -ة.

قرعة (Arabic): an act of drawing lots, drawing straws, toss;...

Definitions

  1. an act of drawing lots, drawing straws, toss;...

Ancestry of “قرعة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَرْعdrawing lots
2Arabic-ة—
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