دكر

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Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic ذَكَر (ḏakar).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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دكر (dakarm

  1. (especially of animals) male
  2. displaying masculinity

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *teġir (value, worth),[1] a development of *tẹg- (to cost, be worth), whence دكمك (değmek, to be worth). Cognate with Azerbaijani dəyər.

Noun

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دگر (değer)

  1. value, worth, the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
    Synonym: قیمت (kıymet)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: değer
  • Armenian: տէյէր (tēyēr)

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “teġi:r”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 485

Further reading

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic ذَكَر (ḏakar).

Noun

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دكر (dakarm (plural دكور (dukūr))

  1. Alternative form of ذكر (zakar)