Where does “مبتلى” come from?

مبتلى (Arabic) comes from Arabic ابتلى, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

مبتلى (Arabic): passive participle of اِبْتَلَى

Definitions

  1. passive participle of اِبْتَلَى

Ancestry of “مبتلى”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicابتلىto test, to try; to afflict
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
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