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Where does “امام” come from?

امام (Pashto) comes from Persian امام, from Arabic إِمَام — leader, imam.

امام (Pashto): imam

Definitions

  1. imam

Ancestry of “امام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianامامimam; leader
2Arabicإِمَامleader, imam
Every word from Arabic إِمَام →