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Where does “مَعْلُوم” come from?

مَعْلُوم (Arabic) comes from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

مَعْلُوم (Arabic): known

Definitions

  1. known

Ancestry of “مَعْلُوم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-—

Words derived from “مَعْلُوم”

  • معلومات
  • malumat
  • मालूम
  • معلوم
  • maalum
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →