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Where does “عنبر” come from?
عنبر (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.
Ancestry of “عنبر”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
عَنْبَر
amber; ambergris
2
Middle Persian
ʾmbl
ambergris
Words derived from “عنبر”
Amber
Ambergate
amberjack
ambery
amberlike
ambeer
ambrite
amberfish
अंबर
अंबर
অম্বর
अम्बर
पाटंबर
बाघंबर
Amberlynn
Amber
amberiferous
amberish
amberoid
amberous
ambersnail
amberware
enamber
पीतांबर
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