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Where does “مضبوط” come from?

مضبوط (Arabic) comes from Arabic ضَبَطَ, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

مضبوط (Arabic): exact, precise, accurate, correct; regulated;...

Definitions

  1. exact, precise, accurate, correct; regulated;...

Ancestry of “مضبوط”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضَبَطَto hold fast, grasp, keep; to arrest, to seize,...
2ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
3Arabicطَابَق—
4Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
5Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
6Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
7Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
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