Etymology

Falasteen

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Arabic فِلَسْطِين ← Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠαλαιστίνη
  2. Arabic · derived fromفِلَسْطِين
  3. English todayFalasteen

Transliteration of South Levantine Arabic فلسطين (falasṭīn), from Arabic فِلَسْطِين (filasṭīn), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē). Doublet of Palestine and Philistine.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΠαλαιστίνη all →

Palestine

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