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Where does “عفونت” come from?

عفونت (Persian) comes from Arabic عُفُونَة — decay, decomposition.

عفونت (Persian): infection

Definitions

  1. infection

Ancestry of “عفونت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعُفُونَةdecay, decomposition
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