Where does “अल्जीयर्स” come from?
अल्जीयर्स (Hindi) comes from English Algiers, from French Alger, from Algerian Arabic الدزَاير, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر, from Arabic جَزِيرَة — island.
Ancestry of “अल्जीयर्स”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Algiers | also called the Regency of Algiers |
| 2 | French | Alger | Algiers |
| 3 | Algerian Arabic | الدزَاير | — |
| 4 | Arabic | اَلْجَزَائِر | the islands; Algiers |
| 5 | Arabic | جَزِيرَة | island |