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Where does “Doha” come from?

Doha comes from Arabic al-dawḥah, literally meaning "the tree" or "the expanse," referring to a large acacia tree that once grew in the area.

Ancestry of “Doha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदोहाdoha; kind of Indian couplet
2Hindiदोtwo; inflection of देना : ## second-person plural...
3Old Hindiदो—

Words derived from “Doha”

  • Dohan
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