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Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
souq (plural souqs)
- A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.
Translations[edit]
a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries
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Portuguese[edit]
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Noun[edit]
souq m (plural souqs)
- souq (a street market in Arab countries)
Somali[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), from Akkadian 𒊓𒆸 (s(i)āqu, “narrow”).
Noun[edit]
souq f
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