Where does “noria” come from?
noria (French) comes from Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة, from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ, from Classical Syriac ܢܥܪ — to roar, growl, bray.
noria (French): noria
Ancestry of “noria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | noria | noria; Ferris wheel |
| 2 | Arabic | نَاعُورَة | noria |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܢܥܘܪܬܐ | growler, roarer; water wheel, noria |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܢܥܪ | to roar, growl, bray |