xakk

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Cypriot Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
x-k-k (scratch)
2 terms

From Arabic حَكَّ (ḥakka).

Verb

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xakk I (present pixokk) (transitive)

  1. to scratch

Etymology 2

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Root
x-k-k (scratch)
2 terms

From Arabic حَكّ (ḥakk).

Noun

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xakk m

  1. verbal noun of xakk: scratching

Etymology 3

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Root
x-k-k (due)
2 terms

From Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq).

Noun

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xakk m

  1. one's right or due

References

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  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 206