שוק
Hebrew
Etymology 1
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שׁ־ו־ק (š-w-q) |
From Aramaic שׁוּקָא / ܫܽܘܩܳܐ (šūqā’, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqum, “street”), from Akkadian 𒅆𒀀𒄣 (siāqum, “to become narrow”).
Noun
שׁוּק • (shuk) m (plural indefinite שווקים / שְׁוָקִים)
- market in the broad sense of the word
- a street market, souq
- (Biblical Hebrew) street
Derived terms
- השוק החופשי (“the free market”)
- שוק שחור / שׁוּק שָׁחֹר (shúk shakhór)
Related terms
- שיווק / שִׁוּוּק m (shivúk, “marketing”)
References
Etymology 2
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שׁ־ו־ק (š-w-q) |
Compare Classical Syriac ܫܩܐ (šāqā, “shin”), Aramaic שָׁקָא (šāqā, “shin”), and Arabic سَاق (sāq, “shin”).
References
References
- “שוק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
שוק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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