Where does “منظار” come from?
منظار (Arabic) comes from Arabic نَظَرَ, from Arabic ظ, from Arabic ط, from Nabataean 𐢋, from Classical Syriac ܛ, from Aramaic ט, from Aramaic 𐡈, from Egyptian 𓄤.
منظار (Arabic): telescope; magnifying glass; mirror, speculum
Definitions
- telescope; magnifying glass; mirror, speculum
Ancestry of “منظار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | نَظَرَ | to look; to perceive with the eyes; to see |
| 2 | Arabic | ظ | — |
| 3 | Arabic | ط | ط |
| 4 | Nabataean | 𐢋 | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܛ | number nine |
| 6 | Aramaic | ט | — |
| 7 | Aramaic | 𐡈 | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓄤 | — |