English
Samarra
Samarra comes from Arabic سَامَرَّاء.
- Arabicc. 500–presentسَامَرَّاءsāmarrāʔ
- EnglishtodaySamarra
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentسَامَرَّاءsāmarrāʔ
- EnglishtodaySamarra
Every English word from Arabic سَامَرَّاء
Today it means
name A city in Iraq, on the east bank of the Tigris. In medieval times, it was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic سَامَرَّاء / Samarra