قنية
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Derived from Vulgar Latin *cuniclus (“rabbit”), from Latin cunīculus (“burrow or tunnel; rabbit”), from Ancient Greek κόνικλος (kóniklos), ultimately suspected to be a word native to the Iberian Peninsula. Cognate with Mozarabic qonélyo, Spanish conejo, and English coney.
Noun
قنية (qniya)
- rabbit
References
- Bacon, Dan, et al. (1999) Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook, 2nd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 165