Where does “zamani” come from?
zamani (Swahili) comes from Persian زمانی, from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.
zamani (Swahili): age, epoch; ancient times; before; formerly
Definitions
- age, epoch; ancient times; before; formerly
Ancestry of “zamani”, step by step
zamani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian زمانی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | زمانی | temporal |
| 2 | Persian | ی | the grammatical particle ezafe; see... |
| 3 | Arabic | ي | bound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | ʿayn- | eye |
| 5 | Hebrew | עַיִן | eye |
via Arabic زَمَن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | زَمَن | — |