Where does “عوام” come from?
عوام (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian عوام, from Arabic عوام, from Arabic عام, from Arabic منفعة, from Arabic نفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.
عوام (Urdu): public; masses, common folk, laity
Definitions
- public; masses, common folk, laity
Ancestry of “عوام”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | عوام | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عوام | plural of عَامَّة |
| 3 | Arabic | عام | year; a period of twelve lunar months; lunar... |
| 4 | Arabic | منفعة | benefit, utility, usefulness |
| 5 | Arabic | نفع | to profit, to benefit; verbal noun of نَفَعَ;... |
| 6 | Arabic | ف | then, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;... |
| 7 | Arabic | نَفِدَ | to run out, to give out |