English
khatam
Khatam comes from Persian خاتم ‘a seal, a signet’, and goes back to Arabic خَاتَم.
- Arabicc. 500–presentخَاتَم‘signet, seal ring’
- Persianc. 900–presentخاتم‘a seal, a signet’
- Englishtodaykhatam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentخَاتَم‘signet, seal ring’
- Persianc. 900–presentخاتم‘a seal, a signet’
- Englishtodaykhatam
Every English word from Arabic خَاتَم
Today it means
noun A Persian style of marquetry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic خَاتَم / khatam