Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κέρκουρος (kérkouros). Compare Latin cercūrus, Arabic قُرْقُور (qurqūr).

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Noun

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ܩܪܩܘܪܐ (qarqūrāf (plural ܩܪܩܘܪܐ (qarqūrē))

  1. small boat, launch
    Synonyms: ܣܦܝܢܬܘܢܝܬܐ, ܐܠܦܘܢܝܬܐ

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Descendants

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  • Old Armenian: կարկուրայ (karkuray)

References

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  • qrqwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 332a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 521a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 1416a

Turoyo

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Etymology

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Noun

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ܩܰܪܩܘܪܳܐ (qarqurom (plural ܩܰܪܩܘܪܶܐ (qarqure))

  1. lamb
    Synonyms: ܦܰܐܪܳܐ (fāro), ܐܶܡܪܳܐ (emro)