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Where does “זמן” come from?

זמן (Hebrew) comes from Aramaic 𐡆𐡌𐡍𐡀, from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH.

זמן (Hebrew): time; a time; a tense

Definitions

  1. time; a time; a tense

Ancestry of “זמן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaic𐡆𐡌𐡍𐡀—
2Old Persian*jamānā—
3Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaH—

Words derived from “זמן”

  • מזמן
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH →