Where does “امام” come from?
امام (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic إمام, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.
امام (Ottoman Turkish): imam
Ancestry of “امام”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | إمام | leader, example, exemplar, paragon; imam;... |
| 2 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |
Words derived from “امام”