Where does “دار الفنون” come from?

دار الفنون (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic دار, from Arabic دَرَّ, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

دار الفنون (Ottoman Turkish): university

Definitions

  1. university

Ancestry of “دار الفنون”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدارflowing copiously; productive, rich, lucrative;...
2Arabicدَرَّto flow copiously, to accrue
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic دَرَّ →