How to say "code, PIN" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningcode, PIN
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
رَمْز
ramzרמז
رمز
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
קוד
kodكُود
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ر-م-زHebrew root
ר-מ-זLetter for letter Hebrew רמז — but the meanings drifted apart in a satisfying way: Arabic ramz stayed close to 'sign, symbol, code' (ramz sirrī, a PIN code), while Hebrew narrowed the same root to 'hint, clue'. A barcode and a hint turn out to share one Semitic ancestor.
Related Hebrew word:רמזremezرِمِز
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In a phrase
أَدْخِل الرَّمْز السِّرِّيّ
adkhil ar-ramz as-sirrīאדח'ל א-רמז א-סריEnter the PIN code.
Plural
رُمُوز
rumūzרמוזbroken plural CuCūC — like حَرْف→حُرُوف.