نقانق

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Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Aramaic נוקניק (nūqānīq), variant of לוקניק (lūqānīq), from Byzantine Greek λουκάνικον (loukánikon), λουκάνικα (loukánika), from Latin lūcānica (sausage from Lūcānia). Cognate to Greek λουκάνικο (loukániko), Persian نکانک (nakânak); influenced Hebrew נַקְנִיק (naqnīq).

Noun

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نَقَانِق or نُقَانِق (naqāniq or nuqāniqm

  1. (plural only) sausage, baloney

Declension

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References

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  • lwqnyq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 38