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Where does “سبت” come from?

سبت (Malay) comes from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.

Ancestry of “سبت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
2Akkadianšapattum—
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