See also: سكارة and سگاره

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Aramaic אשכרא / ܐܫܟܪܐ (ʾeškārā, plot of farmland; quota), from Akkadian 𒂠𒃼 (2gar3 /⁠iškaru⁠/, quota; assigned work; a field on which such a work has to be performed), from Sumerian 𒂠𒃼 (2gar3).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

شِكَارَة (šikāraf (plural شَكَائِر (šakāʔir) or شِكَارَات (šikārāt)) (colloquial)

  1. (Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq) a piece of agricultural land, yoke, plot
  2. (Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania) bag such as to carry grain, sack
    Synonyms: غِرَارَة (ḡirāra), كِيس (kīs), جُوَال (juwāl), تِلِّيس (tillīs), عِدْل (ʕidl)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Maltese: xkora

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic شِكَارَة (šikāra).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃak.kaː.ra/, /ʃuk.kaː.ra/

Noun edit

شَكارة or شُكارة (šakkāra or šukkāraf (plural شكاير (škāyir) or شكاكر (škākir) or شَكارات (šakkārāt) or شُكارات (šukkārāt))

  1. bag