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Where does “jenazah” come from?

jenazah (Malay) comes from Classical Malay jenazah, from Arabic جَنَازَة — funeral, corpse; funeral; corpse.

jenazah (Malay): corpse

Definitions

  1. corpse

Ancestry of “jenazah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayjenazahcorpse
2Arabicجَنَازَةfuneral, corpse; funeral; corpse

Words derived from “jenazah”

  • jenazah
  • jenazah
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