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Where does “ज़ालिम” come from?

ज़ालिम (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian ظالم, from Arabic ظَالِم — tyrannical, oppressing, iniquitous.

ज़ालिम (Hindi): cruel; severe

Definitions

  1. cruel; severe

Ancestry of “ज़ालिम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianظالم—
2Arabicظَالِمtyrannical, oppressing, iniquitous
Every word from Arabic ظَالِم →