Where does “ziarat” come from?

ziarat (English) comes from Urdu زیارت, from Arabic زِيَارَة — visiting.

ziarat (English): An Islamic shrine

Definitions

  1. An Islamic shrine

Ancestry of “ziarat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduزیارتa holy visitation, pilgrimage
2Arabicزِيَارَةvisiting
Every word from Arabic زِيَارَة →Every word from Urdu زیارت →
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