Where does “ܡܘܡܟܢ” come from?

ܡܘܡܟܢ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) comes from Persian ممکن, from Arabic مُمْكِن, from Arabic أَمْكَنَ — to be possible.

ܡܘܡܟܢ (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): possible, permitted, allowed; can, may

Definitions

  1. possible, permitted, allowed; can, may

Ancestry of “ܡܘܡܟܢ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianممکنpossible
2Arabicمُمْكِنpossible
3Arabicأَمْكَنَto be possible
Every word from Arabic أَمْكَنَ →Every word from Arabic مُمْكِن →Every word from Persian ممکن →