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Where does “ܫܡܝܐ” come from?

ܫܡܝܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Aramaic שמיא, from Proto-Semitic šamāy- — sky, heaven.

ܫܡܝܐ (Classical Syriac): sky, skies; heaven, heavens, paradise; ceiling,...

Definitions

  1. sky, skies; heaven, heavens, paradise; ceiling,...

Ancestry of “ܫܡܝܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicשמיאsky; heaven
2Proto-Semiticšamāy-sky, heaven
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