tafaska

Tashelhit

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pascha (“pascha / passover”), via African Romance, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Biblical Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).

Compare Italian Pasqua, English Pascha, Spanish Pascua, Portuguese Páscoa, and Swahili Pasaka.

Noun

tafaska f (plural tifaskiwn, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⴼⴰⵙⴽⴰ, Arabic spelling تافاسكا)

  1. Eid al-Adha
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