Where does “قمرجي” come from?

قمرجي (South Levantine Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic قمر, from Arabic قَمَر — moon.

قمرجي (South Levantine Arabic): gambler, gambling addict

Definitions

  1. gambler, gambling addict

Ancestry of “قمرجي”, step by step

قمرجي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic قمر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicقمرmoon
2Arabicقَمَرmoon

via South Levantine Arabic ـجي

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicـجي—
Every word from Arabic قَمَر →Every word from South Levantine Arabic قمر →