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صفاقس

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This entry pertains to the proper noun 'Sfax', a city in Ifriqiya. It describes its location on the sea and its water source from wells.

Derived headwords

صَفَاقِسname
  1. 1.
    Sfaxboth

    A city located in Ifriqiya (North Africa), situated by the sea.

Parallel reading

صفاقس، بفتح الصاد وضم القاف: د بإفريقية على البحر، شربهم من الآبار.
Sfax, with a fatha on the sad and a damma on the qaf: a city in Ifriqiya on the sea, their drinking water is from wells.