Etymology

ksar

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Today it means: a fortified traditional village in North Africa. Full definition →

French ksar ← Arabic قَصْر
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  1. Arabic · derived fromقَصْر
  2. French · borrowed fromksar
  3. English todayksar

Borrowed from French ksar, from a Maghrebi form of Arabic قَصْر (qaṣr). Doublet of qasr and castrum

Words from the same roots

Arabicقَصْر all →

qasr

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