atalaia.
watchtower
Meaning & usage
watchtower
the highest peak in a mountain chain
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese atalaya, from Arabic الطَلِيعَة (aṭ-ṭalīʕa, “a scout; and a party of scouts”) (plural الطَلَائِع (aṭ-ṭalāʔiʕ)), from the verb طَالَعَ (ṭālaʕa, “to inspect”), from the root ط ل ع (ṭ l ʕ), the same as طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa, “to watch”).
sentinel, sentry
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese atalaya, from Arabic الطَلِيعَة (aṭ-ṭalīʕa, “a scout; and a party of scouts”) (plural الطَلَائِع (aṭ-ṭalāʔiʕ)), from the verb طَالَعَ (ṭālaʕa, “to inspect”), from the root ط ل ع (ṭ l ʕ), the same as طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa, “to watch”).
inflection of atalaiar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of atalaiar: second-person singular imperative
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