Etymology

Usman

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Today it means: A male given name from Arabic. Full definition →

Classical Persian عُثْمَان ← Malay Usman ← Arabic عُثْمَان
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromعُثْمَان
  2. Malay · borrowed fromUsman
  3. Classical Persian · borrowed fromعُثْمَان
  4. English todayUsman

Via an intermediary language, such as Classical Persian عُثْمَان (usmān), or Malay Usman, from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān).

Words from the same roots

Arabicعُثْمَان all →

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