Etymology

dabke

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Today it means: A folk dance of the Levant. Full definition →

North Levantine Arabic دَبْكة ← South Levantine Arabic دَبْكة
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  1. South Levantine Arabic · borrowed fromدَبْكة
  2. North Levantine Arabic · borrowed fromدَبْكة
  3. English todaydabke

Borrowed from North Levantine Arabic دَبْكة (dabka) and South Levantine Arabic دَبْكة (dabke).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.