كاميرا Camera

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Etymology of Arabic words: the word كاميرا

or the same in a phrase كاميرا جديدة من باناسونيك

means Camera and via latin and english its roots go to the old greek word καμάρα (kamara) meaning vault, arched roof, ceiling. In Turkish kamera, fotoğraf makinesi.

فانوس lantern

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Etymology of Arabic words: the word فانوس

means lantern and derives from the greek word φανάρι (fanari) diminutive of the older word φανός (fanos).

Το φανάρι του Διογένους (to fanari tou Dioghenous) is a well known expression for the cynic Philosopher Diogenes, who walked in the Agora with a latern/lamp, saying “I am looking for a man”,(άνθρωπο ζητώ).In Turkish fanus.