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
7Aramaic𐡈A letter of the Imperial Aramaic alphabet, named teth, transliterated as Latin ṭ
8Egyptian𓄤
Every word from Egyptian 𓄤Every word from Aramaic 𐡈Every word from Aramaic ט‬