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Where does “ضبع” come from?

ضبع (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic ضَبْع, from Proto-Semitic ṣ́abuʿ-.

ضبع (Hijazi Arabic): hyena

Definitions

  1. hyena

Ancestry of “ضبع”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضَبْع—
2Proto-Semiticṣ́abuʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṣ́abuʿ- →