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عکاس: Arabic → Persian · Lexodus

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عکاس

Pseudo-Arabism from عَکْس ('aks, “photo”), from Arabic عَكْس (ʕaks, “reflection, opposite”), using the Arabic pattern فَعّال (faʕʕāl) which creates words for habitual actions and professions. Compare کَفّاش (kaffâš, “cobbler”).

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Wiktionary: عکاس (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wiktextract / kaikki.org

c. 750 CEArabic

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c. 750 CE
c. 900 CE

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.