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Where does “zaouia” come from?

zaouia (French) comes from Arabic زَاوِيَة — corner, prayer room.

zaouia (French): zawiya

Definitions

  1. zawiya

Ancestry of “zaouia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَاوِيَةcorner, prayer room
Every word from Arabic زَاوِيَة →