English
Kaffaljidhma
Kaffaljidhma comes from Arabic الكَفّ الجَذْمَاء.
- Arabicc. 500–presentالكَفّ الجَذْمَاءliterally ‘the cut-short hand’
- EnglishtodayKaffaljidhma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentالكَفّ الجَذْمَاءliterally ‘the cut-short hand’
- EnglishtodayKaffaljidhma
The story
Borrowed from Arabic الكَفّ الجَذْمَاء (al-kaff al-jaḏmāʔ, literally “the cut-short hand”).
Every English word from Arabic الكَفّ الجَذْمَاء
Today it means
name Gamma Ceti, a triple star system in the equatorial constellation of Cetus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic الكَفّ الجَذْمَاء / Kaffaljidhma