Souk
Souk
Yitzchok Hutner
<catset>Category="Arabic words"</catset><catset>Category="Markets"</catset>[image] <dl> <dt><dd><i>"Souk" is also a <a href="Korean language">Korean</a> name for <a href="Mugwort">Mugwort</a>.</i> </dl> A <b>souk</b> (<font face='Arial Unicode MS,Code2000'>&#1587;&#1608;&#1602;</font>, also <b>sook</b>, <b>souq</b>, or <b>suq</b>) is a commercial quarter in an <a href="Arab">Arab</a> city. The term is often used to designate the <a href="Market">Market</a> in any Arabized city.<p>In a souk, the final price of an item is reached by <a href="Bargaining">Bargaining</a> with the <a href="Shop">Shop</a>keeper.<p><i>See also</i>: <a href="Bazaar">Bazaar</a>.