Where does “ترجمان” come from?

ترجمان (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian ترجمان, from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.

ترجمان (Urdu): translator

Definitions

  1. translator

Ancestry of “ترجمان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianترجمان—
2Arabicتُرْجُمَانtranslator, interpreter
3Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
4Akkadiantargumannuminterpreter, dragoman
Every word from Akkadian targumannum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ →Every word from Arabic تُرْجُمَان →