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Where does “مِقْرَم” come from?

مِقْرَم (Arabic) comes from Arabic قَرَمَ, from Proto-Semitic q-r-m.

مِقْرَم (Arabic): bedspread

Definitions

  1. bedspread

Ancestry of “مِقْرَم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَرَمَto gnaw
2Proto-Semiticq-r-m—

Words derived from “مِقْرَم”

  • macramé
  • macramè
  • macramé
  • مِقْرَمَة
  • makreme
  • makrama
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