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Where does “zalim” come from?

zalim (Turkish) comes from Arabic ظَالِم — tyrannical, oppressing, iniquitous.

zalim (Turkish): cruel

Definitions

  1. cruel

Ancestry of “zalim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicظَالِمtyrannical, oppressing, iniquitous
Every word from Arabic ظَالِم →