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Where does “इमाम” come from?

इमाम (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian امام, from Arabic إِمَام — leader, imam.

इमाम (Hindi): imam

Definitions

  1. imam

Ancestry of “इमाम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianامام—
2Arabicإِمَامleader, imam
Every word from Arabic إِمَام →