Where does “għerf” come from?

għerf (Maltese) comes from Maltese għaraf, from Arabic عَرَفَ, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

għerf (Maltese): knowledge, wisdom

Definitions

  1. knowledge, wisdom

Ancestry of “għerf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesegħarafto recognise, become aware of, find out
2Arabicعَرَفَknow; to know, get to know, find out
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic عَرَفَ →
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