Etymology

Saluki

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Today it means: An ancient sighthound breed of dog with a silky coat originating in the Middle East, once sacred to the Egyptians. Full definition →

Arabic سَلُوقِيّ
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromسَلُوقِيّ
  2. English todaySaluki

From Arabic سَلُوقِيّ (salūqiyy). Doublet of sloughi.

Words from the same roots

Arabicسَلُوقِيّ all →

sloughi

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.