Etymology

qurbani

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Today it means: The sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid al-Adha. Full definition →

Urdu قُرْبَانی ← Classical Persian قُرْبَانِی ← Arabic قُرْبَان
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  1. Arabic · derived fromقُرْبَان
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromقُرْبَانِی
  3. Urdu · borrowed fromقُرْبَانی
  4. English todayqurbani

Borrowed from Urdu قُرْبَانی (qurbānī), from Classical Persian قُرْبَانِی (qurbānī), ultimately from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān).

Words from the same roots

Arabicقُرْبَان all →

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