أرقوز

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قره‌گوز (karagöz, “blackeye; a character used in traditional Turkish shadow play”), probably through Egyptian Arabic قرجوز (ʔaragōz, “Clown”) hence why the /q/ to /ʔ/ change was imported through Egyptian pronunciation of ⟨ق⟩.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaraˈɡoːz/

Noun

أَرَقوز • (ʼaragōz) m (plural أَرَقوزات ‎(ʼaragōzāt))

1. clown

Synonyms

• مُهَرِّج (muharrij).