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Where does “كفاءة” come from?

كفاءة (Arabic) comes from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

كفاءة (Arabic): equality; adequacy; comparableness

Definitions

  1. equality; adequacy; comparableness

Ancestry of “كفاءة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
2Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
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