2006-12-15 04:52:10 · 7 answers · asked by Panda 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The Casbah (French) or as transliterated from Arabic Qasbah (from qasbah, قصبة, 'citadel') is specifically the citadel of Algiers and the traditional quarter clustered round it. More generally, kasbah denotes the walled citadel of many North African cities and towns. The word made its way into English from French in the late 19th century (the Oxford English Dictionary says 1895), hence its conventional English spelling. Etymologically rooted to Khaybar, an ancient city in present-day Saudi Arabia where the local Jewish population was famous for holding out against Mohammed's conversion of the area. Khaybar was famous for its fortress and in ancient Hebrew means "fortress". Khaybar then became the generator for the name Khyber Pass connoting toughness and a fortress-like environment.
2006-12-15 04:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by the older big kid who helped invent dirt 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Casbah Meaning
2016-10-07 02:46:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What does Casbah mean? As in, "Rock the Casbah" by the Clash?
2015-08-07 21:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The song is a protest to Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran who banned rock music. However, instead of referring directly to Iran and making allusions to Persian culture, they use arabic terms.
2006-12-15 05:28:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
i heard somewhere that rock the casbah is like screw the govt.
2006-12-15 05:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
its a place.
2006-12-15 05:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I thought it was "Lock the Catbox"??????
ha ha ha......eh.
2006-12-15 05:44:05 · answer #7 · answered by angie 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋