Where does “اهل معرفت” come from?

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

اهل معرفت (Persian): "(the) learned or wise"

Definitions

  1. "(the) learned or wise"

Ancestry of “اهل معرفت”, step by step

اهل معرفت 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 معرفت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمعرفتknowledge; learning
2Arabicمَعْرِفَةknowledge

Words derived from “اهل معرفت”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔahl- →Every word from Arabic أَهْل →Every word from Persian اهل →