Where does “عذر” come from?

عذر (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic عَذَرَ, from Arabic ذ, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

عذر (South Levantine Arabic): to pardon, to excuse, to exempt

Definitions

  1. to pardon, to excuse, to exempt

Ancestry of “عذر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَذَرَto absolve from guilt
2Arabicذ—
3Arabicد—
4Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ →Every word from Arabic د →Every word from Arabic ذ →