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Guadix

town in the province of Granada, famous for its cave housesciudad de la provincia de Granada, famosa por sus casas cueva

Comes from Arabic

وَادِي آش

wādī āsh

“the river of Acci (the city's Roman name)”«el río de Acci (nombre romano de la ciudad)»

Arabic today says

وَادِي آش

wādī āsh

And it still does

Root

و د ي

w-d-y

The article

It came in without the article.

Arabic itself had taken it from Latin.

The story

Āsh is what remained of Acci, the Roman city. The final -x was the old Castilian sh: Guadix was pronounced "guadish".Āsh es lo que quedó de Acci, la ciudad romana. La -x final era la antigua sh castellana: Guadix sonaba «guadish».

In a sentence

En Guadix mucha gente vive en cuevas.

In Guadix many people live in caves.

في وَادِي آش يَسْكُن كَثِير مِن النَّاس في الكُهُوف.

More words from the root و د ي

Guadalajara

city in Castilla-La Mancha; also Mexico's second city, which took its name from the Spanish one · ciudad de Castilla-La Mancha; también la segunda ciudad de México, que tomó el nombre de la española

Certain

وَادِي الحِجَارَةwādī al-ḥijāra

Places

Guadalmedina

river that runs through the city of Málaga · río que atraviesa la ciudad de Málaga

Certain

وَادِي المَدِينَةwādī al-madīna

Places

Guadalquivir

great river of Andalusia that flows through Córdoba and Seville · gran río de Andalucía que pasa por Córdoba y Sevilla

Certain

الوَادِي الكَبِيرal-wādī al-kabīr

Places

Guadalupe

town and monastery in Extremadura; its Virgin gave her name to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico · pueblo y monasterio de Extremadura; su Virgen dio nombre a la de Guadalupe de México

Disputed

وَادِيwādī

Places

Guadarrama

mountain range and river north of Madrid · sierra y río al norte de Madrid

Disputed

وَادِي الرَّمْلwādī ar-raml

Places

Guadiana

river that rises in La Mancha and marks the border with Portugal · río que nace en La Mancha y marca la frontera con Portugal

Certain

وَادِي آنَةwādī āna