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English word origin

Etymology of askar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “soldiers”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A native infantryman in the Moroccan army.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “soldiers”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Police.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Somali askar, collective of askari (“policeman”), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inspect preserved source fields

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