Where does “سوق” come from?
سوق (Arabic) comes from Arabic سُوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.
سوق (Arabic): market, souq, bazaar, street of shops; verbal...
Definitions
- market, souq, bazaar, street of shops; verbal...
Ancestry of “سوق”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سُوق | market, souq |
| 2 | Aramaic | שוקא | street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒋻 | divide, cut off |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒆸 | "upqu" "block" |
| 5 | Sumerian | 𒆸 | block, slab; to make clod |