Where does “əmmâ” come from?

əmmâ (Khalaj) comes from Persian اما, from Arabic أَمَّا — as for, as regards, but.

əmmâ (Khalaj): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “əmmâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianاماAPI •; but; however
2Arabicأَمَّاas for, as regards, but
Every word from Arabic أَمَّا →Every word from Persian اما →
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