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Where does “ناب” come from?

ناب (Persian) comes from Middle Persian anāb — undiluted, pure.

ناب (Persian): pure; undiluted; unalloyed

Definitions

  1. pure; undiluted; unalloyed

Ancestry of “ناب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiananābundiluted, pure
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