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Where does “وطن” come from?

وطن (Arabic) comes from Arabic ط, from Nabataean 𐢋, from Classical Syriac ܛ, from Aramaic ט‬, from Aramaic 𐡈, from Egyptian 𓄤.

وطن (Arabic): nation; home, homeland, country, fatherland; to...

Definitions

  1. nation; home, homeland, country, fatherland; to...

Ancestry of “وطن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطط
2Nabataean𐢋—
3Classical Syriacܛnumber nine
4Aramaicט‬—
5Aramaic𐡈—
6Egyptian𓄤—
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