Where does “هدف” come from?

هدف (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic هدف, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

هدف (South Levantine Arabic): to aim, to aspire

Definitions

  1. to aim, to aspire

Ancestry of “هدف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهدفto approach, to draw near, to be near; to aim, to...
2Arabicد
3Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَEvery word from Arabic دEvery word from Arabic هدف
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