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Where does “كَوَى” come from?

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

كَوَى (Arabic): to iron

Definitions

  1. to iron

Ancestry of “كَوَى”, 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 “كَوَى”

  • مكواة
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