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Where does “اهل” come from?

اهل (Persian) comes from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl-.

اهل (Persian): people; inhabitant; citizen

Definitions

  1. people; inhabitant; citizen

Ancestry of “اهل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَهْلfamily, membership; family, kinfolk; people,...
2Proto-Semitic*ʔahl-—

Words derived from “اهل”

  • اهل درد
  • اهل مجلس
  • əhli-dərd
  • əhli-məclis
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