Where does “قطبنما” come from?
قطبنما (Persian) comes from Persian قطب, from Arabic قطب, from Arabic ط, from Nabataean 𐢋, from Classical Syriac ܛ, from Aramaic ט, from Aramaic 𐡈, from Egyptian 𓄤.
قطبنما (Persian): compass
Definitions
- compass
Ancestry of “قطبنما”, step by step
قطبنما traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian قطب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | قطب | pole |
| 2 | Arabic | قطب | to gather, to collect; to mix the wine, to fill... |
| 3 | Arabic | ط | ط |
| 4 | Nabataean | 𐢋 | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܛ | number nine |
| 6 | Aramaic | ט | — |
| 7 | Aramaic | 𐡈 | A letter of the Imperial Aramaic alphabet, named teth, transliterated as Latin ṭ |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓄤 | — |
via Persian نما
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | نما | present stem form of نمودن |