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Alzira

Valencian town on the Júcar river (in Spanish also Alcira)ciudad valenciana a orillas del Júcar (en castellano también Alcira)

Comes from Arabic

الجَزِيرَة

al-jazīra

“the island”«la isla»

Arabic today says

الجَزِيرَة

al-jazīra

And it still does

Root

ج ز ر

j-z-r

The article

Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.

The story

The Andalusis called it Jazīrat Shuqr, "the island of the Júcar", because the old town was surrounded by the river. In Arabic jazīra works for both sea and river islands.Los andalusíes la llamaban Jazīrat Shuqr, «la isla del Júcar», porque el casco antiguo estaba rodeado por el río. Jazīra en árabe vale para islas de mar y de río.

In a sentence

Alzira está rodeada de naranjos.

Alzira is surrounded by orange groves.

تُحِيط بَسَاتِين البُرْتُقَال بِجَزِيرَة شُقْر.

More words from the root ج ز ر

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