English
albricias
Albricias comes from Spanish albricias, and goes back to Arabic بُشْرَى ‘good news’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentبُشْرَىbušrā‘good news’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600البُشْرَىalbúšra
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalbricias
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentبُشْرَىbušrā‘good news’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600البُشْرَىalbúšra
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalbricias
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Arabic بُشْرَى
Today it means
noun A sum of money paid as a reward to the bearer of good news.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic بُشْرَى / albricias