زقرت

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /zɡɪrt/

Adjective

زْقِرْت • (zgirt) m or f

1. fashionable, cool, chic, elegant, stylish

   Synonyms: كشخة (kašḵa), كول (kūl), چيك (čīk), مزيون (mazyūn)

2. (obsolete) playboy, womaniser, lady's man, flirt

   Synonym: مضبطچي (mḏ̣abbiṭči)

Usage notes

The word زقرت does not decline for gender and number. There are two gendered terms derived from the word with the same sense that can be used interchangeably with زقرت (with the applicable gender): زقرتي m (zgirti) and زقرتية f (zgirtīya).

Derived terms

• زقرتي m (zgirti), زقرتية f (zgirtīya).

References

• زقرت in 7achy.com