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Where does “تمثیل” come from?

تمثیل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic تمثيل, from Arabic مَثَّلَ, from Arabic ث, from Arabic ت — Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...

Ancestry of “تمثیل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتمثيلverbal noun of مَثَّلَ
2Arabicمَثَّلَto represent, portray, to act
3Arabicث—
4ArabicتForm of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...
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