korban

korban · noun¹

1. Malay · borrowed fromkorban
2. Arabic · derived fromقُرْبَان
3. English todaykorban

Ultimately from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān), probably through Malay korban. Doublet of corban and Qurbana.

korban · noun²

1. Hebrew · derived fromקָרְבָּן“offering, sacrifice”
2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκορβᾶν
3. English todaykorban

From Ancient Greek κορβᾶν (korbân), from Hebrew קָרְבָּן (qorbān, “offering, sacrifice”). Found in the Bible at Mark 7.11. Doublet of Qurbana.

Words from the same roots