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Where does “alminar” come from?

alminar (Spanish) comes from French minaret, from Ottoman Turkish مناره, from Persian مناره, from Arabic مَنَارَة — lighthouse, minaret.

alminar (Spanish): minaret

Definitions

  1. minaret

Ancestry of “alminar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchminaretminaret
2Ottoman Turkishمناره—
3Persianمنارهminaret
4Arabicمَنَارَةlighthouse, minaret
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