Where does “ذنب” come from?

ذنب (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic ذَنَّبَ, from Arabic ذَنَب — tail.

ذنب (Hijazi Arabic): guilt; sin; end, tail

Definitions

  1. guilt; sin; end, tail

Ancestry of “ذنب”, step by step

ذنب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic ذَنَّبَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicذَنَّبَ—
2Arabicذَنَبtail

via Arabic ذَنْب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicذَنْبsin, sinful or blameworthy act, blame, moral...
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