Arabic

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زَوْرَق
 
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian زورق (zowraq, skiff, lake-boat).

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Noun

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زَوْرَق (zawraqm (plural زَوَارِق (zawāriq))

  1. boat, dinghy, skiff

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References

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  • زورق” in Almaany
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “زورق”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 536

Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian *zōwrak. Maybe cognate with Latin galea (helmet).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? zawraq
Dari reading? zawraq
Iranian reading? zowrağ
Tajik reading? zavraq

Noun

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زورق (zowraq)

  1. skiff, lake-boat, boat
  2. helmet