Where does “turjumaan” come from?

turjumaan (Somali) comes from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.

turjumaan (Somali): translator

Definitions

  1. translator

Ancestry of “turjumaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتُرْجُمَانtranslator, interpreter
2Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
3Akkadiantargumannuminterpreter, dragoman
Every word from Akkadian targumannum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ →Every word from Arabic تُرْجُمَان →