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Where does “مال” come from?

مال (Arabic) comes from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

مال (Arabic): property, possessions, chattels, goods; wealth,...

Definitions

  1. property, possessions, chattels, goods; wealth,...

Ancestry of “مال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
2Proto-Semitic*lV-—

Words derived from “مال”

  • गोलमाल
  • मालगोदाम
  • माल
  • मालदार
  • دستمال
  • مال
  • mali
  • مال
  • imali
  • imali
  • таҫтамал
  • imali
  • destmal
  • imari
  • imali
  • mari
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