Etymograph

English

Meknes

Meknes comes from Arabic مَكْنَاس, and goes back to Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ.

  1. Central Atlas Tamazightmodernⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙamknas
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentمَكْنَاسmaknās
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentMeknès
  4. EnglishtodayMeknes

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Central Atlas Tamazightmodernⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙamknas
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentمَكْنَاسmaknās
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentMeknès
  4. EnglishtodayMeknes

Today it means

name A city in the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ / Meknes