Moor

Betekenis (English)

1. A member of an ancient Berber people from Mauretania.
2. A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Berber origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries.
3. A Muslim or a person from the Middle East or Africa.
4. A person of mixed Arab and Berber ancestry inhabiting the Mediterranean coastline of northwest Africa.
5. A person of an ethnic group speaking the Hassaniya Arabic language, mainly inhabiting Western Sahara, Mauritania, and parts of neighbouring countries (Morocco, Mali, Senegal etc.).

Moor

Moriaan

Mauretaniër

moren

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mɔː/

Inherited from Middelengels

In summary

From Middle English More, Moore, from Old French More (modern French Maure), from Latin Maurus (“a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant of Mauretania”), from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios, “Mauretanian”). Doublet of Moro.

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