Sunday, 19 August 2012

الأوليغارشية Oligarchy

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Etymology of Arabic words: the word الأوليغارشية
(oligharsia?) means Oligarchy and it is a loan word from Greek language. The greek word is ολιγαρχία (oligharhia) and it is composed by the word ολίγοι (olighi) meaning “few”,” a few” and the verb άρχω (arho) which means “to govern, to rule”. In Turkish they use the word oligarşi.


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