Etymology

tawiz

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Today it means: An amulet or locket containing verses from the Qur'an or other Islamic prayers and symbols. Full definition →

Hindi तावीज़ ← Urdu تَعْوِیذ ← Arabic تَعْوِيذ
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromتَعْوِيذ
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromتَعْوِیذ
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromतावीज़
  4. English todaytawiz

Borrowed from Hindi तावीज़ (tāvīz) / Urdu تَعْوِیذ (taʻwīẕ, taʻvīẕ), from Arabic تَعْوِيذ (taʕwīḏ)

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