Where does “قلما” come from?

قلما (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَا — that; not; what.

قلما (Arabic): rarely, seldom

Definitions

  1. rarely, seldom

Ancestry of “قلما”, step by step

قلما traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَاthat; not; what

via Arabic قَلَّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَلَّ
Every word from Arabic مَا