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Where does “ܐܒܢܘܣܐ” come from?

ܐܒܢܘܣܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Middle Persian abnūs, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος, from Egyptian hbnj — ebony.

ܐܒܢܘܣܐ (Classical Syriac): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “ܐܒܢܘܣܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianabnūs—
2Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
3Egyptianhbnjebony
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