Etymology

souq

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Today it means: A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods. Full definition →

Arabic سُوق ← Aramaic שוקא ← Akkadian 𒋻
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The story

  1. Akkadian · derived from𒋻“street”
  2. Aramaic · derived fromשוקא
  3. Arabic · borrowed fromسُوق“market”
  4. English todaysouq

From Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), from 𒊓𒆸 (s(i)āqu, “narrow”). Doublet of shuk.

Words from the same roots

Arabicسُوق all →

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