Where does “دحين” come from?
دحين (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic الحين, from Arabic ال, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.
دحين (Hijazi Arabic): now; right now; at present
Definitions
- now; right now; at present
Ancestry of “دحين”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | الحين | — |
| 2 | Arabic | ال | the |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ʾil- | deity; god |