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Where does “هیکل” come from?

هیکل (Persian) comes from Arabic هَيْكَل, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲, from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲, from Sumerian 𒂍 — house; temple.

هیکل (Persian): temple; statue; physique

Definitions

  1. temple; statue; physique

Ancestry of “هیکل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهَيْكَلarmature, framework, skeleton; temple; armature,...
2Akkadian𒂍𒃲palace; temple
3Sumerian𒂍𒃲palace; temple
4Sumerian𒂍house; temple

Words derived from “هیکل”

  • heykel
  • heykel
  • heykelcik
  • هیكل
  • heykel
  • heykel
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