Marokk

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Marocco, from Portuguese Marrocos and/or Spanish Marruecos, from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), probably from Berber; compare Moroccan Amazigh ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ (amur n akuc, literally “Land of God”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈrɔk/

Proper noun

Il-Marokk m

  1. Morocco (a country in North Africa; official name: Renju tal-Marokk)

See also

countries in Africa: pajjiżi tal-Afrika (appendix)edit
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