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harki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
har-ki
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Algerian Muslim who fought with the French during Algeria’s war of independence from 1954-1962; loosely, an Algerian Muslim who supported the French presence in Algeria.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French Harki, from Algerian Arabic حركي (ḥarkī), from حركة (ḥarka, “military operation”) (standard Arabic حركة (ḥaraka, “movement”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Harki, حركي, ح ر ك

Inflected Forms

Harkis (plural)

Questions

What does harki mean?
An Algerian Muslim who fought with the French during Algeria’s war of independence from 1954-1962; loosely, an Algerian Muslim who supported the French presence in Algeria.
Where does harki come from?
It is traced to French.

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