كراسة

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ر س (k-r-s). Compare Classical Syriac ܟܽܘܪܴܣܴܐ / ܟܽܘܪܴܤܬܴܐ (kūrāstā / kūrāsā, quire).

Noun

كُرَّاسَة (kurrāsaf (plural كُرَّاسَات (kurrāsāt) or كَرَارِيس (karārīs) or كُرَّاس (kurrās))

  1. parcel of paper, quire, brochure, fascicle, leaflet, pamphlet, handbill, handout, sheet, pad, booklet, vel sim. by form, and by function sketchbook, journal, workbook, draft vel sim.

Declension

References

  • kwrs”, 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 251