Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos)

Adjective

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صَقْلَبِيّ (ṣaqlabiyy) (feminine صَقْلَبِيَّة (ṣaqlabiyya), masculine plural صَقْلَبِيُّونَ (ṣaqlabiyyūna), feminine plural صَقْلَبِيَّات (ṣaqlabiyyāt))

  1. Slavonic, Slavic

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Noun

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صَقْلَبِيّ (ṣaqlabiyym (plural صَقَالِبَة (ṣaqāliba), feminine صَقْلَبِيَّة (ṣaqlabiyya))

  1. Slav
  2. (historical, al-Andalus) slave of European origin employed in the military

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “صقلبي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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