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Where does “ܟܘܟܒܐ” come from?

ܟܘܟܒܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic כוכבא, from Proto-Semitic kabkab- — star.

ܟܘܟܒܐ (Classical Syriac): celestial body; kind of collyrium

Definitions

  1. celestial body; kind of collyrium

Ancestry of “ܟܘܟܒܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicכוכבאstar
2Proto-Semitickabkab-star

Words derived from “ܟܘܟܒܐ”

  • ܟܘܟܒܘܢܐ
  • ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ
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