souq
Meanings
noun
- A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.
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Etymology
From Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), from 𒊓𒆸 (s(i)āqu, “narrow”). Doublet of shuk.
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