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Where does “ܢܡܣܐ” come from?

ܢܡܣܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Arabic نِمْس.

ܢܡܣܐ (Classical Syriac): ichneumon, Egyptian mongoose

Definitions

  1. ichneumon, Egyptian mongoose

Ancestry of “ܢܡܣܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنِمْس—
Every word from Arabic نِمْس →