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- Moroccan Arabic · borrowed fromمنقاش
- English todaymenqach
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic منقاش (manqāš), from the root ن ق ش (n q š, “to engrave, carve”, root).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
menqach
Today it means: A specialized, heavy, dual-headed hammer or chisel used by Moroccan artisans (Maâlems) in Fez to hand-cut and bevel the edges of zellige tiles. Full definition →
Moroccan Arabic منقاش