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Where does “جلاد” come from?

جلاد (Persian) comes from Arabic جَلَّاد.

جلاد (Persian): executioner, headsman; a merciless person, a...

Definitions

  1. executioner, headsman; a merciless person, a...

Ancestry of “جلاد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَلَّاد—
Every word from Arabic جَلَّاد →