Where does “الجزایر” come from?

الجزایر (Persian) comes from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر, from Arabic جَزِيرَة — island.

Ancestry of “الجزایر”, step by step

الجزایر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلْجَزَائِرthe islands; Algiers
2Arabicجَزِيرَةisland

via Arabic الْجَزَائِر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالْجَزَائِر—

Words derived from “الجزایر”

Every word from Arabic جَزِيرَة →Every word from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر →