مسكر

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ك ر
5 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic مُسَكَّر (musakkar). Equivalent to the active participle of سكّر (sakkar, “to close”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /msak.kir/, [ˈmsak.kɪr]

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Adjective

مسكّر • (msakker) (feminine مسكّرة (msakkra))

1. closed (of an establishment)

   Antonym: فاتح (fāteḥ)

   كنت بدّى أروح على قهوة، بس كانت مسكّرة.

   kunt biddi ʔarūḥ ʕala ʔahwe, bas kānat msakkra

   I was going to go to a cafe, but it was closed.

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُسَكَّر (musakkar). Equivalent to the passive participle of سكّر (sakkar, “to close”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /msak.kar/, [ˈmsak.kar]

Adjective

مسكّر • (msakkar) (feminine مسكّرة (msakkara))

1. closed (of an object)

   Antonym: مفتوح (maftūḥ)

   لازم تخلّي علبة الحمّص مسكّرة بلاش تخرب.

   lāzem tḵalli ʕolbet il-ḥummos msakkara balāš tiḵrab

   You have to keep the hummus tin closed lest it go bad.

2. (by extension) locked

   Synonym: مقفّل (mʔaffal)