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Where does “تنور” come from?

تنور (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic تَنُّور, from Classical Syriac ܬܢܘܪܐ, from Aramaic תנורא, from Middle Persian tnwl, from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟.

Ancestry of “تنور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتَنُّور—
2Classical Syriacܬܢܘܪܐtandoor, oven, furnace; candelabrum; pectoral...
3Aramaicתנוראoven, furnace; cuirass, corselet, breastplate;...
4Middle Persiantnwloven
5Akkadian𒋾𒂟—

Words derived from “تنور”

  • tanjur
  • тањур
  • tanjir
  • тањир
  • тањир
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