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Where does “لِيمَة” come from?
لِيمَة (Arabic) comes from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.
Ancestry of “لِيمَة”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Persian
لیمو
lemon; lime
2
Sanskrit
निम्बू
common lime or lemon
3
Mundari
lembu
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Words derived from “لِيمَة”
lime
limestone
limelight
Liman
limewater
limy
limekiln
limey
limewash
limeade
limejuice
limewood
limescale
brooklime
limer
baralyme
limeworks
limeless
limation
delime
limelike
limequat
belime
liminess
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