English
kitman
Kitman comes from Arabic كتمان ‘verbal noun of كَتَمَ (katama) (form I)’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentكتمان‘verbal noun of كَتَمَ (katama) (form I)’
- Englishtodaykitman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentكتمان‘verbal noun of كَتَمَ (katama) (form I)’
- Englishtodaykitman
Every English word from Arabic كتمان
Today it means
noun The deliberate concealment of information or beliefs, such as hiding one's faith to avoid persecution.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic كتمان / kitman