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 اِسْتَخْدَمَEvery word from Arabic دEvery word from Arabic ذ