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Where does “لب” come from?

لب (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic libb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- — heart.

لب (Arabic): pulp, backlog, marrow, core, heart; intellect,...

Definitions

  1. pulp, backlog, marrow, core, heart; intellect,...

Ancestry of “لب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticlibb-heart
2Proto-Afroasiaticlib-heart

Words derived from “لب”

  • لب
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