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Where does “نوبت” come from?

نوبت (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian نوبت, from Arabic نوبة, from Arabic نَابَ — to afflict, to occur; to represent, to act as a...

نوبت (Urdu): condition, circumstances, period ; a chance;...

Definitions

  1. condition, circumstances, period ; a chance;...

Ancestry of “نوبت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنوبت—
2Arabicنوبةchange, alteration, shift, rotation; turn; time,...
3Arabicنَابَto afflict, to occur; to represent, to act as a...
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