talisman=طلسم

talisman=طلسم

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:

talisman (n.)

1630s, from Fr. talisman, in part via Arabic tilsam (pl. tilsaman), a Greek loan-word; in part directly from Byzantine Gk. telesma "talisman, religious rite, payment," earlier "consecration, ceremony," originally "completion," from telein "perform (religious rites), pay (tax), fulfill," from telos "completion, end, tax" (see tele-).

WIKIPEDIA

A talisman is an object which purports to contain certain magical properties which would protect the possessor from evil or harm, or provide good luck. The word comes from the Arabic word طلسم Tilasm, and ultimately from the Greek word teleo which means "to consecrate".