English
maravedi
Maravedi comes from Old Spanish marauedi, from Arabic مُرَابِط ‘holy man’, and ultimately from رَابَطَ ‘to line up to’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَابَطَrābaṭa‘to line up to’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُرَابِطmurābiṭ‘holy man’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُرَابِطِينmurābiṭīninflected plural of مُرَابِط
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500marauedi
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmaravedí
- Englishearliest quotation 1819maravedi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentرَابَطَrābaṭa‘to line up to’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُرَابِطmurābiṭ‘holy man’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُرَابِطِينmurābiṭīninflected plural of مُرَابِط
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500marauedi
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmaravedí
- Englishearliest quotation 1819maravedi
Earliest quotation: 1819, Walter Scott: “an thou dost go on to put thy filthy…”
Every English word from Arabic رَابَطَ
Today it means
noun A former Spanish coin and unit of currency, originally issued in gold but later in silver and copper, discontinued in 1848.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic رَابَطَ / maravedi