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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

  1. telescope; magnifying glass; mirror, speculum

Ancestry of “منظار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَظَرَto look; to perceive with the eyes; to see
2Arabicظ—
3Arabicطط
4Nabataean𐢋—
5Classical Syriacܛnumber nine
6Aramaicט‬—
7Aramaic𐡈—
8Egyptian𓄤—
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