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Where does “كريم” come from?

كريم (Arabic) comes from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

كريم (Arabic): noble, noble-minded, beneficent, kind, gracious;...

Definitions

  1. noble, noble-minded, beneficent, kind, gracious;...

Ancestry of “كريم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
2Middle Frenchchresme—
3Old Frenchcresmecream
4Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
5Late Latinchrismaointment
6Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
7Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “كريم”

  • كریمه
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