The toponym Tunis comes from the root "ens", a night camp for troops.
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Ens
//ˈɛnz//
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Even the toponym Tunis, Tunes, comes from the verb ens [NS]: Tunes is the soldiers' night camp. It's like you say.
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Forms sphered in fire with trembling light array'd, / Ens without weight, and substance without shade […].
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the Nature of the Supreme Ens
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