Etymology

Tikrit

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Today it means: A city in northern Iraq. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish تكريت ← Arabic تِكْرِيت
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromتِكْرِيت
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromتكريت
  3. English todayTikrit

From Ottoman Turkish تكريت (Tikrit) and Arabic تِكْرِيت (tikrīt).

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