Meaning

originEtymology tree Aramaic דּוּכָּנָאbor. Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān)bor. Swahili dukabor. English duka From Swahili duka, from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu⁠/, “dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠daggan⁠/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a…

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