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Where does “ܢܘܪܐ” come from?

ܢܘܪܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic נורא, from Proto-Semitic nūr- — light.

ܢܘܪܐ (Classical Syriac): fire, conflagration; volcanoes; mirror

Definitions

  1. fire, conflagration; volcanoes; mirror

Ancestry of “ܢܘܪܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicנוראfire; mirror
2Proto-Semiticnūr-light
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