souq
English
/suːk/, /suːq/
noun
Definitions
- A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سُوق (market) derived from Aramaic שוקא derived from Akkadian 𒋻 (street, cut off).
Origin
Akkadian
𒋻
Gloss
street, cut off
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing