warka

See also: warką and warƙa

Akkadian

Etymology

From a lost noun *warkum, biform of 𒉿𒅈𒅗𒌈 (warkatum, “rear, backside”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈwar.ka/

Adverb

warka (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. (of time) afterwards, later
2. (of place) behind, in the rear

Alternative forms

• arka
• arki, arku (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂕 (EGIR)	𒉿𒅈𒅗 (wa-ar-ka) 𒉿𒅈𒂵 (wa-ar-ka₃) 𒅈𒅗 (ar-ka) 𒅈𒆠 (ar-ki)

Derived terms

• warkānum

 

References

• “arka”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “(w)arka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Polish

Etymology

From warzyć +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvar.ka/
• Rhymes: -arka
• Syllabification: war‧ka

Noun

warka f

1. brew; a batch of beer produced in a single production cycle

Declension

Declension of warka

	singular	plural
nominative	warka	warki
genitive	warki	warek
dative	warce	warkom
accusative	warkę	warki
instrumental	warką	warkami
locative	warce	warkach
vocative	warko	warki

Further reading

• warka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• warka in Polish dictionaries at PWN