Etymology

Aurès

Today it means: The Aurès Mountains, located in northeastern Algeria. Full definition →

French Aurès ← Arabic أَوْرَاس ← tzm ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵙ
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The story

  1. tzm · derived fromⴰⵡⵔⴰⵙ
  2. Arabic · derived fromأَوْرَاس
  3. French · borrowed fromAurès
  4. English todayAurès

Borrowed from French Aurès, from Arabic أَوْرَاس (ʔawrās), from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵙ (awras).

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