Where does “Algiers” come from?

Algiers comes from Arabic al-jazāʾir, the plural of jazīrah meaning "island," referring to the islands in the bay of the North African coast.

Algiers (English): also called the Regency of Algiers

Definitions

  1. also called the Regency of Algiers

Ancestry of “Algiers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAlgerAlgiers
2Algerian Arabicالدزَاير—
3Arabicاَلْجَزَائِرthe islands; Algiers
4Arabicجَزِيرَةisland

Words derived from “Algiers”

Every word from Arabic جَزِيرَة →Every word from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر →Every word from Algerian Arabic الدزَاير →
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