Where does “تقليد” come from?
تقليد (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic تَقْلِيد, from Ancient Greek κλειδί — lock.
تقليد (Hijazi Arabic): fake; imitation, copying; custom, tradition
Definitions
- fake; imitation, copying; custom, tradition
Ancestry of “تقليد”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | تَقْلِيد | imitation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλειδί | lock |