Etymograph

English

Sfax

Sfax comes from French Sfax, and goes back to Arabic صَفاقِس.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentصَفاقِسṣafāqis
  2. Tunisian Arabicmodernصفاقسṣfāqis
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentSfax
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2023same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentصَفاقِسṣafāqis
  2. Tunisian Arabicmodernصفاقسṣfāqis
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentSfax
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2023same form

Earliest quotation: 2023, Simon Speakman Cordall, Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea c: “On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city…”

Every English word from Arabic صَفاقِس

Today it means

name A city in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia.

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Etymograph / Arabic صَفاقِس / Sfax

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