Etymology

Agadir

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Today it means: A city in Souss-Massa, Morocco. Full definition →

French Agadir ← Tashelhit agadir ← Punic 𐤂𐤃𐤓
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The story

  1. Punic · derived from𐤂𐤃𐤓“wall”
  2. Tashelhit · derived fromagadir“wall”
  3. French · borrowed fromAgadir
  4. English todayAgadir

Borrowed from French Agadir, from Tashelhit agadir (“wall”), ultimately from Punic 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /⁠gādīr⁠/, “wall”).

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