askar

askar · noun¹

1. Moroccan Arabic · borrowed fromعَسْكَر“soldiers”
2. English todayaskar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “soldiers”).

askar · noun²

1. Arabic · derived fromعَسْكَر
2. Somali · borrowed fromaskar
3. English todayaskar

Borrowed from Somali askar, collective of askari (“policeman”), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).

Askar · proper noun³

1. Arabic · borrowed fromعسكر“army”
2. English todayAskar

Borrowed from Arabic عسكر (ʕaskar, “army”). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.

Words from the same roots