Etymology

Sfax

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Today it means: A city in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. Full definition →

French Sfax ← Tunisian Arabic صفاقس ← Arabic صَفاقِس
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromصَفاقِس
  2. Tunisian Arabic · derived fromصفاقس
  3. French · borrowed fromSfax
  4. English todaySfax

Borrowed from French Sfax, from Tunisian Arabic صفاقس (ṣfāqis), from Arabic صَفاقِس (ṣafāqis).

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