Etymology

qasr

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Today it means: A palace or castle in Middle Eastern countries. Full definition →

Arabic قَصْر ← Latin castrum
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  1. Latin · derived fromcastrum
  2. Arabic · derived fromقَصْر
  3. English todayqasr

Arabic قَصْر (qaṣr), from Latin castrum; Doublet of castrum and ksar.

Words from the same roots

Arabicقَصْر all →

ksar

Latincastrum all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.