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Where does “şubat” come from?

şubat (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شباط, from Arabic شُبَاط, from Classical Syriac ܫܒܛ, from Hebrew שְׁבָט, from Akkadian Šabāṭum.

şubat (Turkish): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “şubat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشباط—
2Arabicشُبَاط—
3Classical Syriacܫܒܛ—
4Hebrewשְׁבָט—
5AkkadianŠabāṭum—
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