Etymograph

English

Sahel

Sahel comes from Arabic سَاحِل ‘border of the desert, coastline’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentسَاحِل‘border of the desert, coastline’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025Sahel

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Arabicc. 500–presentسَاحِل‘border of the desert, coastline’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025Sahel

Earliest quotation: 2025, Nimi Princewill, Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Mo: “As Russia’s foothold in Africa expands – notably in…”

Every English word from Arabic سَاحِل

Today it means

name A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.

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Etymograph / Arabic سَاحِل / Sahel

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