English
Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Íqán comes from Classical Persian كتاب ايقان.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentكتاب ايقانliterally ‘book of certitude’
- EnglishtodayKitáb-i-Íqán
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Classical Persianc. 900–presentكتاب ايقانliterally ‘book of certitude’
- EnglishtodayKitáb-i-Íqán
A compound of كِتاب ‘book’ + إيقان ‘certitude’
The story
Derived from Classical Persian كتاب ايقان (literally “book of certitude”), from Arabic كِتاب (kitāb, “book”) + إيقان (ʔīqān, “certitude”).
Every English word from Classical Persian كتاب ايقان
Today it means
name A religious text in the Baháʼí Faith, literally "Book of Certitude"
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian كتاب ايقان / Kitáb-i-Íqán