θperrek

Cypriot Arabic

Root
p-r-k (kiss)
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَبَرَّكَ (tabarraka).

Verb

θperrek V (present pkyiθperrek) (transitive)

1. to kiss a holy image or statue

   Synonym: θperek

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 157