Etymology

sabkha

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Today it means: An area of coastal salt flats, especially in North Africa and Arabia. Full definition →

Arabic سَبْخَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromسَبْخَة
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromسَبْخَة
  3. English todaysabkha

Borrowed from Arabic سَبْخَة (sabḵa, “salt flat”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.