Note 262 — Chapter XXXII
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The Sheikh Et-Tidjani gives the following as the etymology of the word Nefzaoua: ‘It derives its name from that of a tribe established here since the earliest times, Nefzaoua ben Akhbar, ben Berber, ben Keis, ben Elias, ben Modhar, ben Nezar.
‘Goliath, whom David slew, was of the tribe of Nefzaoua. It is from the Nefzaoua that all the Zenata derive their origin; they were originally Arabs, but subsequently became Berberised by their proximity to the Berbers and by intermixture with them.’—Ann. Arch. Const. xii. p. 150.