Where does “شرق” come from?
شرق (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic شَرْق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
شرق (Hijazi Arabic): east; to cause someone to chock up
Definitions
- east; to cause someone to chock up
Ancestry of “شرق”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | شَرْق | east |
| 2 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 3 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |