قرقعة

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

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Noun

قرقعة • (ʔurʔaʕa) f (plural قراقع (ʔarāʔeʕ))

1. tortoise, turtle

Synonyms

• سلحفاة (sulaḥfā, formal)