كراز

See also: کراز

Arabic

Etymology 1

Compare Classical Syriac ܟܱܪܳܙܳܐ (karrāzā, “ram, bell-wether”), Aramaic כַּרְזִילָא / ܟܱܪܙܺܝܠܱܐ (karzīlā, “shepherd, pastor”), Akkadian 𒇽𒆪𒍝𒇻 (/⁠kuzallu⁠/, “shepherd, pastor”), possibly a loan from Hurrian, Urartian, or derived from Sumerian 𒇻𒄖𒊒𒍑𒌈𒆯 (/⁠kuruštu⁠/, “sheep or goats that are kept around to be fattened”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar.raːz/

Noun

كَرَّاز • (karrāz) m (plural كَرَارِيز (karārīz))

1. big ram, bellwether

Declension

Declension of noun كَرَّاز (karrāz)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَرَّاز karrāz	الْكَرَّاز al-karrāz	كَرَّاز karrāz
Nominative	كَرَّازٌ karrāzun	الْكَرَّازُ al-karrāzu	كَرَّازُ karrāzu
Accusative	كَرَّازًا karrāzan	الْكَرَّازَ al-karrāza	كَرَّازَ karrāza
Genitive	كَرَّازٍ karrāzin	الْكَرَّازِ al-karrāzi	كَرَّازِ karrāzi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَرَّازَيْن karrāzayn	الْكَرَّازَيْن al-karrāzayn	كَرَّازَيْ karrāzay
Nominative	كَرَّازَانِ karrāzāni	الْكَرَّازَانِ al-karrāzāni	كَرَّازَا karrāzā
Accusative	كَرَّازَيْنِ karrāzayni	الْكَرَّازَيْنِ al-karrāzayni	كَرَّازَيْ karrāzay
Genitive	كَرَّازَيْنِ karrāzayni	الْكَرَّازَيْنِ al-karrāzayni	كَرَّازَيْ karrāzay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَرَارِيز karārīz	الْكَرَارِيز al-karārīz	كَرَارِيز karārīz
Nominative	كَرَارِيزُ karārīzu	الْكَرَارِيزُ al-karārīzu	كَرَارِيزُ karārīzu
Accusative	كَرَارِيزَ karārīza	الْكَرَارِيزَ al-karārīza	كَرَارِيزَ karārīza
Genitive	كَرَارِيزَ karārīza	الْكَرَارِيزِ al-karārīzi	كَرَارِيزِ karārīzi

Etymology 2

كُراز

From Aramaic כרוז / כרז (“a type of container”), Classical Syriac ܟܪܙܐ (karrāzā, “pitcher”), possibly from Akkadian 𒆳𒍣𒍝𒆪 (/⁠kurziza, kurzizakku⁠/, “a basket, container”), from Sumerian 𒄥𒋛𒁲 (/⁠gursisa⁠/, “basket, container”, literally “normal or standard 𒄥 (gur)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.raːz/
• IPA^(key): /kur.raːz/

Noun

كُرَاز or كُرَّاز • (kurāz or kurrāz) m (plural كِرْزَان (kirzān))

1. hydria, cantharus, a kind of jug with strait neck without handles or only short handles
   • c. 1110, Al-Ḥarīriyy ed. Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, “المقامة الصورية”, in Les séances de Hariri, volume 1, Paris, published 1822, page 330:

     وَقَد بَذَلَ لَهَا مِنَ الصَّدَاقِ شَلَّاقًا وَعُكّازًا. وَصِقَاعًا وَكُرَّازًا. فَأَنْكَحُوهُ إِنْكَاحَ مِثْلِهِ

     wa-qad baḏala la-hā mina ṣ-ṣadāqi šallāqan wa-ʕukkāzan. wa-ṣiqāʕan wa-kurrāzan. fa-ʔankaḥū-hu ʔinkāḥa miṯli-hī

     And he offered for her of dowry a beggar’s knapsack and mendicant’s staff, and a mouth-rag and a drinking-jar. And they gave him off to marriage in such a fashion.

Declension

Declension of noun كُرَاز (kurāz)‎; كُرَّاز (kurrāz)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُرَاز‎; كُرَّاز kurāz‎; kurrāz	الْكُرَاز‎; الْكُرَّاز al-kurāz‎; al-kurrāz	كُرَاز‎; كُرَّاز kurāz‎; kurrāz
Nominative	كُرَازٌ‎; كُرَّازٌ kurāzun‎; kurrāzun	الْكُرَازُ‎; الْكُرَّازُ al-kurāzu‎; al-kurrāzu	كُرَازُ‎; كُرَّازُ kurāzu‎; kurrāzu
Accusative	كُرَازًا‎; كُرَّازًا kurāzan‎; kurrāzan	الْكُرَازَ‎; الْكُرَّازَ al-kurāza‎; al-kurrāza	كُرَازَ‎; كُرَّازَ kurāza‎; kurrāza
Genitive	كُرَازٍ‎; كُرَّازٍ kurāzin‎; kurrāzin	الْكُرَازِ‎; الْكُرَّازِ al-kurāzi‎; al-kurrāzi	كُرَازِ‎; كُرَّازِ kurāzi‎; kurrāzi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُرَازَيْن‎; كُرَّازَيْن kurāzayn‎; kurrāzayn	الْكُرَازَيْن‎; الْكُرَّازَيْن al-kurāzayn‎; al-kurrāzayn	كُرَازَيْ‎; كُرَّازَيْ kurāzay‎; kurrāzay
Nominative	كُرَازَانِ‎; كُرَّازَانِ kurāzāni‎; kurrāzāni	الْكُرَازَانِ‎; الْكُرَّازَانِ al-kurāzāni‎; al-kurrāzāni	كُرَازَا‎; كُرَّازَا kurāzā‎; kurrāzā
Accusative	كُرَازَيْنِ‎; كُرَّازَيْنِ kurāzayni‎; kurrāzayni	الْكُرَازَيْنِ‎; الْكُرَّازَيْنِ al-kurāzayni‎; al-kurrāzayni	كُرَازَيْ‎; كُرَّازَيْ kurāzay‎; kurrāzay
Genitive	كُرَازَيْنِ‎; كُرَّازَيْنِ kurāzayni‎; kurrāzayni	الْكُرَازَيْنِ‎; الْكُرَّازَيْنِ al-kurāzayni‎; al-kurrāzayni	كُرَازَيْ‎; كُرَّازَيْ kurāzay‎; kurrāzay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِرْزَان kirzān	الْكِرْزَان al-kirzān	كِرْزَان kirzān
Nominative	كِرْزَانٌ kirzānun	الْكِرْزَانُ al-kirzānu	كِرْزَانُ kirzānu
Accusative	كِرْزَانًا kirzānan	الْكِرْزَانَ al-kirzāna	كِرْزَانَ kirzāna
Genitive	كِرْزَانٍ kirzānin	الْكِرْزَانِ al-kirzāni	كِرْزَانِ kirzāni

Descendants

• → Armenian: քռազ (kʿṙaz)
• → Galician: alcarraza
• → Persian: کراز (korâz)
• → Portuguese: alcarraza
• → Spanish: alcarraza
  • → English: alcarraza

References

• “krz”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “krzyl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “krz³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Corriente, Federico (2008) “كراز”, in Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords. Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician and Kindred Dialects (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 97), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 81–82
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “كراز”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 24
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كراز”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen, page 881
• Ullmann, Manfred (1959–1970) Wörterbuch der klassischen arabischen Sprache. Band I (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 124b–125a

Ottoman Turkish

كراس

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ciˈɾaz/

Noun

كراز • (kiraz)

1. Alternative form of كراس (kiras, “sweet cherry”)