Etymology

samarra

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Today it means: A city in Iraq, on the east bank of the Tigris. In medieval times, it was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. Full definition →

Arabic سَامَرَّاء
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromسَامَرَّاء
  2. English todaySamarra

Borrowed from Arabic سَامَرَّاء (sāmarrāʔ).

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