Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish كورك (kürek, shovel).

Pronunciation

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  • (Egypt) IPA(key): /kuˈreːk/
  • (Sudan) IPA(key): /koːˈreːk/

Noun

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كُورِيك (kūrīkm (plural كُورِيكَات (kūrīkāt))

  1. shovel
    • 2019 March 23, “السجن والغرامة لشخص إعتدى على جاره [Prison and monetary fine for a person who attacked his neighbour]”, in Sūdān Aḵbar[1], archived from the original on 2019-05-03:
      قضت محكمة جنايات الخرطوم جنوب حكماً بالسجن (3) أشهر وغرامة مالية مبلغ (5) آلاف جنيه، وذلك في مواجهة مدان تعدى على جاره ضرباً بالكوريك مسبباً له الأذى الجسيم
      The Criminal Court of Ḵartūm South decided on prison for three months and a monetary fine of five thousand pounds against a convict who attacked his neighbour hitting him with a shovel inflicting serious injuries.
  2. forced labour, corvee

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