Where does “مسدس” come from?

مسدس (Arabic) comes from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

مسدس (Arabic): hexagon; sixshooter; any handgun, "especially" a...

Definitions

  1. hexagon; sixshooter; any handgun, "especially" a...

Ancestry of “مسدس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicد
2Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَEvery word from Arabic د
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