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Where does “امام” come from?
امام (Pashto) comes from Persian امام, from Arabic إِمَام — leader, imam.
امام
(Pashto): imam
Definitions
imam
Ancestry of “امام”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Persian
امام
imam; leader
2
Arabic
إِمَام
leader, imam
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