Where does “معلوم” come from?
معلوم (Persian) comes from Arabic مَعْلُوم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
معلوم (Persian): active; known; distinguished
Definitions
- active; known; distinguished
Ancestry of “معلوم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | مَعْلُوم | known |
| 2 | Arabic | عَلِمَ | to know, to perceive, to distinguish |
| 3 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |