Multiple choice general knowledge foreign languages

The common Hindi term for "Lawyer" comes from the language that is the largest member of the Semitic family in terms of speakers. Name the language.

  1. Aramaic

  2. Amharic

  3. Hebrew

  4. Arabic
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Explanation

The Hindi word 'vakil' (lawyer) comes from Arabic 'wakil'. Arabic is the most widely spoken Semitic language globally, with over 300 million speakers across the Middle East and North Africa. Aramaic was important historically but has few speakers today. Amharic is Semitic but spoken mainly in Ethiopia. Hebrew is Semitic but has far fewer speakers than Arabic.

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