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Where does “saraf” come from?

saraf (Malay) comes from Arabic شرف, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

saraf (Malay): nerve; inflection; nerve tissue

Definitions

  1. nerve; inflection; nerve tissue

Ancestry of “saraf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشرفto be noble, to be highborn, to be illustrious,...
2Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Words derived from “saraf”

  • saraf
  • saraf abdusen
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