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Where does “أقادير” come from?

أقادير (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ, from Punic 𐤂𐤃𐤓, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 — wall; compound.

Ancestry of “أقادير”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Atlas Tamazightⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔwall; fortified fortress, bulwark
2Punic𐤂𐤃𐤓wall; compound
3Phoenician𐤂𐤃𐤓wall; compound
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