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Where does “अबीर” come from?

अबीर (Hindi) comes from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘤𑘲𑘨, from Classical Persian عبیر, from Arabic عَبِير, from Arabic عَبَرَ — to pass, to traverse.

अबीर (Hindi): abir

Definitions

  1. abir

Ancestry of “अबीर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathi𑘀𑘤𑘲𑘨—
2Classical Persianعبیر—
3Arabicعَبِيرscent, perfume
4Arabicعَبَرَto pass, to traverse

Words derived from “अबीर”

  • abir
Every word from Arabic عَبَرَ →