Where does “نظرية” come from?
نظرية (Arabic) comes from Arabic ـِيَّة — relational suffix.
نظرية (Arabic): theory
Definitions
- theory
Ancestry of “نظرية”, step by step
نظرية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic ـِيَّة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـِيَّة | relational suffix |
via Arabic نَظَر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | نَظَر | eyesight; outlook |