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Sfax
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English
Etymology
en fr Sfax, from en aeb صفاقس ṣfāqis, from en ar صَفاقِس.
Pronunciation
en /səˈfæks/ /ˈsfæks/
Proper noun
en city in Sfax Governorate, c/Tunisia.
2023-03-30 Simon Speakman Cordall Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/30/migration-capital-of-the-med-hope-and-fear-on-unwelcoming-streets-of-tunisia On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017221825/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/30/migration-capital-of-the-med-hope-and-fear-on-unwelcoming-streets-of-tunisia 17 October 2026
Sfax Governorate, en one of the <<governorates>> in <<c/Tunisia>>.
Synonyms
en Taparura, en Thaenae historical
Translations
Tunisian city
Arabic: ar صَفَاقِس
Esperanto: eo Sfakso
French: fr Sfax f
Georgian: ka სფაქსი
Greek: el Σφαξ f, el Σαφάκις
Hebrew: he ספקס
Hindi: hi स्फ़ाक्स
Hungarian: hu Szfaksz
Italian: it Sfax m, it Safasso m historical
Japanese: ja スファックス Sufakkusu
Kabyle: kab Ṣfaqes
Korean: ko 스팍스 Seupakseu
Latin: la Taparura, la Thaenae
Lithuanian: lt Sfaksas
Polish: pl Safakis
Portuguese: pt Sfax f
Russian: ru Сфакс
Turkish: tr Safakes
Ottoman Turkish: ota اسفاقس Esfaks, ota اسفقص İsfaks, ota سفاقس Sfaks
Ukrainian: uk Сфакс
French
fr:
Etymology
fr aeb صفاقس ṣfāqis, from fr ar صَفاقِس.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
fr city c/Tunisia
German
Etymology
de fr Sfax, from de aeb صفاقس ṣfāqis, from de ar صَفاقِس.
Pronunciation
de /sfaks/ also /svaks/ [sʋaks]
de De-Sfax.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym
de city c/Tunisia Sfax
Portuguese
Proper noun
f
pt city c/Tunisia Sfax