Etymology

mushaf

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Today it means: A written copy of the Qur'an. Full definition →

Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf) ← Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf)
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The story

  1. Ge'ezጸሐፈ (ṣäḥäfä)
  2. Ge'ezመጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf)
  3. Arabicمُصْحَف (muṣḥaf)
  4. English todaymushaf

Borrowed from Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), borrowed from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf), from ጸሐፈ (ṣäḥäfä).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.