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Where does “फ़र्ज़” come from?

फ़र्ज़ (Hindi) comes from Persian فرض, from Arabic فَرْض, from Arabic فَرَضَ — to crease, to notch; to ordain, make obligatory,...

फ़र्ज़ (Hindi): fard, religious duty; obligation; duty

Definitions

  1. fard, religious duty; obligation; duty

Ancestry of “फ़र्ज़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفرضessential; obligatory; fard, religious duty
2Arabicفَرْضobligation; religious duty; crease, parting
3Arabicفَرَضَto crease, to notch; to ordain, make obligatory,...
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