Etymology

Barqa

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Today it means: Former name of Marj: a city in Libya. Full definition →

Arabic برقة ← Medieval Greek Βάρκη
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The story

  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromΒάρκη
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromبرقة
  3. English todayBarqa

From Arabic برقة (Barqa), from Medieval Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from Ancient Greek, from the local tribe of the Barraci.

Words from the same roots

Arabicبرقة all →

Medieval GreekΒάρκη all →

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