Shabbat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Shabbat
from Hebrew shabbāth; see Sabbath
Example Sentences
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RSF soldiers dot the main roads of Shambat, which sits close to a key RSF base called al-Mazalat and has long been a hotbed of protest against both the army and the RSF.
From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2023
For those who have remained in areas like Shambat, life has become hellish, dozens of residents have told Reuters.
From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2023
Across the Blue Nile, hundreds protested in the neighbourhoods of Shambat and al-Mazad in Khartoum North.
From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2019
Across the river miles of mud houses, lining the banks as far as Khor Shambat, and stretching back into the desert and towards the dark hills, display the extent of the Arab metropolis.
From The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan by Churchill, Winston
The whole force had halted to drink, to eat, and to rest at Khor Shambat.
From The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan by Churchill, Winston
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