Where does “اهل مجلس” come from?

اهل مجلس (Persian) comes from Persian اهل, from Arabic أَهْل, from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- — tent camp.

اهل مجلس (Persian): people of the play

Definitions

  1. people of the play

Ancestry of “اهل مجلس”, step by step

اهل مجلس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian اهل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاهلpeople; inhabitant; citizen
2Arabicأَهْلfamily, membership; family, kinfolk; people,...
3Proto-Semitic*ʔahl-tent camp

via Persian مجلس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمجلسparliament; assembly; Majlis
2Arabicمَجْلِسplace of sitting, session; gathering; council

Words derived from “اهل مجلس

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl-Every word from Arabic أَهْلEvery word from Persian اهل
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