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Where does “عورت” come from?
عورت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic عَوْرَة, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.
Ancestry of “عورت”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
عَوْرَة
imperfection”, “nakedness; genitals; nudity;...
2
Arabic
عَوِرَ
to lose an eye
Words derived from “عورت”
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