عرقان

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ع ر ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَرْقَان (ʕarqān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕar.qaːn/

Adjective

عرقان • (ʕarqān) (feminine عرقانة (ʕarqāna), masculine plural عرقانين (ʕarqānīn), feminine plural عرقانات (ʕarqānāt))

1. sweaty

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَرْقَان (ʕarqān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb عرق (ʕiriʔ, “to sweat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕar.ʔaːn/, [ʕɑrˤˈʔɑːn]

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Adjective

عرقان • (ʕarʔān) (feminine عرقانة (ʕarʔāne), common plural عرقانين (ʕarʔānīn))

1. sweating, perspiring