Where does “ज़ालिम” come from?
ज़ालिम (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian ظالم, from Arabic ظَالِم — tyrannical, oppressing, iniquitous.
ज़ालिम (Hindi): cruel; severe
Ancestry of “ज़ालिम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | ظالم | — |
| 2 | Arabic | ظَالِم | tyrannical, oppressing, iniquitous |