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== Etymology ==
Dushara is known first from [[Epigraphy|epigraphic]] Nabataean sources who invariably spell the name ''dwsrʾ'', the [[Nabataean alphabet|Nabataean script]] denoting only consonants. He appears in Classical Greek sources Δουσάρης (''Dousáris'') and in Latin as ''Dusares''. The original meaning is disputed, but early Muslim historian [[Hisham ibn al-Kalbi|Ibn al-Kalbi]] in his "[[Book of Idols]]" explains the name as ''Dhū l-Šarā'' ({{lang-ar|ذو الشرى}}), meaning likely "The One from Shara", Shara being a mountain range south-east of the [[Dead Sea]]. If this interpretation is correct, ''Dushara'' would be more of a title than a proper name, but both the exact form of the name and its interpretation are disputed.<ref>{{Cite book
== Worship ==
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