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Granada

Andalusian city, the last Muslim kingdom of the Peninsula (until 1492)ciudad andaluza, último reino musulmán de la Península (hasta 1492)

Comes from Arabic

غَرْنَاطَة

gharnāṭa

“Arabic name of the city, of earlier origin and unknown meaning”«nombre árabe de la ciudad, de origen anterior y significado desconocido»

Arabic today says

غَرْنَاطَة

gharnāṭa

And it still does

The article

It came in without the article.

The story

Spanish took Granada from Arabic Gharnāṭa and brought it closer to the fruit, the granada (pomegranate), which ended up on the coat of arms. But Gharnāṭa means nothing in Arabic: it is usually explained by a pre-Roman name of the place (Garnata), though some derive it from Latin granatum ("pomegranate"); the question remains open.El castellano tomó Granada del árabe Gharnāṭa y lo acercó a la fruta, la granada (que acabó en el escudo). Pero Gharnāṭa no significa nada en árabe: suele explicarse por un nombre prerromano del lugar (Garnata), aunque hay quien lo deriva del latín granatum («granada»); la cuestión sigue abierta.

In a sentence

Los Reyes Católicos tomaron Granada en 1492.

The Catholic Monarchs took Granada in 1492.

سَقَطَت غَرْنَاطَة في يَد المَلِكَيْن الكَاثُولِيكِيَّيْن سَنَة 1492.

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