שוקא
Aramaic
/ʃuqɑʔ/
noun
Definitions
- street
- square, plaza, forum
- market, bazaar
- open space
- quarter, district, borough
Etymology
Derived from Akkadian 𒋻 (street, cut off), 𒆸 (become narrow, be narrow, or constricted, skinny).
Origin
Akkadian
𒆸
Gloss
become narrow, be narrow, or constricted, skinny
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- souq English
- zoco Spanish, Castilian
- açougue Portuguese
- スーク Japanese
- اَلسُّوق, سوق Arabic
- سُوق Arabic
- alcouce Galician
- açougue Old Portuguese
- soko Swahili
- suq Maltese
- שׁוּקָא Aramaic
- سوق Moroccan Arabic
- ܫܘܩܐ Classical Syriac
- 𒆸 Akkadian
- 𒊓𒆸 Akkadian
- 𒋻 Akkadian
- السُّوق Andalusian Arabic
- suk Zazaki
- souq Somali
- kàsúgù Kanuri