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href="/word/Mesopotamia" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Mesopotamia " class="crossreference notranslate">Mesopotamia</a>; often said to be from Arabic <span class="foreign notranslate">`araqa</span>, covering notions such as "perspiring, deeply rooted, well-watered," which may reflect the desert Arabs' impression of the lush river-land. But the name might be from, or influenced by, Sumerian <span class="foreign notranslate">Uruk</span> (Biblical <span class="foreign notranslate">Erech</span>), anciently a prominent city in what is now southern <em>Iraq</em> (from Sumerian <span class="foreign notranslate">uru</span> "city"). Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Iraqi</span> (attested in English from 1777, in reference to regional Mesopotamian music or dialects).</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/Iraq#etymonline_v_25783"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><div id="div-gpt-ad-pc-sp-infeed-1" style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of embed" href="/word/embed#etymonline_v_5775">embed<!-- -->聽<!-- -->(v.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>1778, "to lay in a bed (of surrounding matter)," from <a href="/word/em-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of em- " class="crossreference notranslate">em-</a> (1) + <a href="/word/bed#etymonline_v_8226" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of bed " class="crossreference notranslate">bed</a> (n.). Originally a geological term, in reference to fossils in rock; figurative sense is by 1835; meaning "place (a journalist) within a military unit at war" is from 2003 and the <em>Iraq</em> war. Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Embedded</span>; <span class="foreign notranslate">embedding</span>.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/embed#etymonline_v_5775"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of Baqubah" href="/word/Baqubah#etymonline_v_29483">Baqubah<!-- -->聽<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>city in <em>Iraq</em>, from Arabic <span class="foreign notranslate">baya 'kuba</span> "Jacob's house."</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/Baqubah#etymonline_v_29483"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of Kuwait" href="/word/Kuwait#etymonline_v_35356">Kuwait<!-- -->聽<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>Persian Gulf country, named for its capital city (said to have been founded in current form 1705), which is from Arabic <span class="foreign notranslate">al-kuwayt</span>, diminutive of <span class="foreign notranslate">kut</span>, a word used in southern <em>Iraq</em> and eastern Arabia for a fortress-like house surrounded by a settlement and protected by encircling water, and said to be ultimately from Persian. Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Kuwaiti</span>.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/Kuwait#etymonline_v_35356"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of Baghdad" href="/word/Baghdad#etymonline_v_25797">Baghdad<!-- -->聽<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>capital of <em>Iraq</em>; the name is pre-Islamic and dates to the 8c., but its origin is disputed. It often is conjectured to be of Indo-European origin, from Middle Persian elements, and mean "gift of god," from <span class="foreign notranslate">bagh</span> "god" (cognate with Russian <span class="foreign notranslate">bog</span> "god," Sanskrit <span class="foreign notranslate">Bhaga</span>; compare <a href="/word/Bhagavad-Gita" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Bhagavad-Gita " class="crossreference notranslate">Bhagavad-Gita</a>) + <span class="foreign notranslate">d膩d</span> "given" (from PIE root <a href="/word/*do-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *do- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*do-</a> "to give"). But some have suggested origins for the name in older languages of the region. Marco Polo (13c.) wrote it <span class="foreign notranslate">Baudac</span>.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/Baghdad#etymonline_v_25797"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="5022190299" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of Mosul" href="/word/Mosul#etymonline_v_45170">Mosul<!-- -->聽<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>city in northern <em>Iraq</em>, from Arabic <span class="foreign notranslate">al-Mawsul</span>, literally "the joined," a reference to the bridge and ford over the Tigris here.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/Mosul#etymonline_v_45170"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of muslin" href="/word/muslin#etymonline_v_19306">muslin<!-- -->聽<!-- -->(n.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>c. 1600, "delicately woven cotton fabric," from French <span class="foreign notranslate">mousseline</span> (17c.), from Italian <span class="foreign notranslate">mussolina</span>, from <span class="foreign notranslate">Mussolo</span>, Italian name of <a href="/word/Mosul" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Mosul " class="crossreference notranslate">Mosul</a>, city in northern Mesopotamia (modern <em>Iraq</em>) where muslin was made. Like many fabric names, it has changed meaning over the years, in this case from luxurious to commonplace. In 13c. French, <span class="foreign notranslate">mosulin</span> meant "cloth of silk and gold." The meaning "everyday cotton fabric for shirts, bedding, etc." is first attested 1872 in American English.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/muslin#etymonline_v_19306"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of Babel" href="/word/Babel#etymonline_v_163">Babel<!-- -->聽<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>capital of Babylon, now a ruin near Hillah in <em>Iraq</em>, late 14c., from Late Latin, from Hebrew <span class="foreign notranslate">Babhel</span> (Genesis xi), from Akkadian <span class="foreign notranslate">bab-ilu</span> "Gate of God" (from <span class="foreign notranslate">bab</span> "gate" + <span class="foreign notranslate">ilu</span> "god"). The name is a translation of Sumerian <span class="foreign notranslate">Ka-dingir</span>.</p> <p>The meaning "a confused medley of sounds" (1520s) is from the biblical story of the <span class="foreign notranslate"><strong>Tower of Babel</strong></span> and the confusion of tongues (Genesis xi). The element <span class="foreign notranslate">bab</span> figures in other place-names across the Middle East, such as <span class="foreign notranslate">Bab-el-Mandeb</span>, the strait at the mouth of the Red Sea.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/Babel#etymonline_v_163"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of Nineveh" href="/word/Nineveh#etymonline_v_54433">Nineveh<!-- -->聽<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>ancient capital city of Assyria, near Mosul in modern <em>Iraq</em>, from Akkadian (Semitic) <span class="foreign notranslate">Ni-nu-a</span>, which is of uncertain origin but perhaps contains the name of a patron goddess. Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Ninevite</span>.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/Nineveh#etymonline_v_54433"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of Tigris" href="/word/Tigris#etymonline_v_49528">Tigris<!-- -->聽<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>river in Turkey and <em>Iraq</em>, from an Iranian source akin to words for "arrow," probably in reference to the swiftness of its current. Compare Old Persian <span class="foreign notranslate">tigra-</span> "sharp, pointed," Avestan <span class="foreign notranslate">tighri-</span> "arrow."</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/Tigris#etymonline_v_49528"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="pagination_simple--1ilDd"><a style="visibility:hidden" title="prev" class="pagination_simple_prev--1rWzQ" role="button" href="/search?page=0&q=iraq&type="><i class="fa fa-2x fa-angle-left" aria-hidden="true"></i></a><a title="next" role="button" href="/search?page=2&q=iraq&type=">Next</a><a style="visibility:visible" title="next" class="pagination_simple_next--3KB2t" role="button" href="/search?page=2&q=iraq&type="><i class="fa fa-2x fa-angle-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></div><ul class="ant-pagination pagination--1DEpf" unselectable="unselectable"><li title="Previous Page" 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