Where does “ސިޔާސަތު” come from?

ސިޔާސަތު (Dhivehi) comes from Persian سیاست, from Arabic سِيَاسَة — policy, politics.

ސިޔާސަތު (Dhivehi): politics

Definitions

  1. politics

Ancestry of “ސިޔާސަތު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسیاستadministration; policy; politics
2Arabicسِيَاسَةpolicy, politics
Every word from Arabic سِيَاسَة →Every word from Persian سیاست →
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