كر

See also: کژ, کر, گز, گر, and کز

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك ر ر (k-r-r).

Verb

1. to return, to come back, to recur, to head back
2. to return to attack again, to assail Template:+preo

   Antonym: فَرَّ (farra)

Noun

كَرّ • (karr) m

1. verbal noun of كَرَّ (karra) (form I)
   1. return, coming back, head back
   2. attack

      Antonym: فَرّ (farr)

Declension

Declension of noun كَرّ (karr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَرّ karr	الْكَرّ al-karr	كَرّ karr
Nominative	كَرٌّ karrun	الْكَرُّ al-karru	كَرُّ karru
Accusative	كَرًّا karran	الْكَرَّ al-karra	كَرَّ karra
Genitive	كَرٍّ karrin	الْكَرِّ al-karri	كَرِّ karri

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒄀𒆤𒈣 (/⁠kuru⁠/, “short reed mat, collection of reeds; a woven thing”), from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “to twist, to wind, to turn”).

Noun

كَرّ • (karr) m (plural كِرَار (kirār) or كُرُور (kurūr))

1. rope woven from palm bast or fibres

Declension

Declension of noun كَرّ (karr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَرّ karr	الْكَرّ al-karr	كَرّ karr
Nominative	كَرٌّ karrun	الْكَرُّ al-karru	كَرُّ karru
Accusative	كَرًّا karran	الْكَرَّ al-karra	كَرَّ karra
Genitive	كَرٍّ karrin	الْكَرِّ al-karri	كَرِّ karri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَرَّيْن karrayn	الْكَرَّيْن al-karrayn	كَرَّيْ karray
Nominative	كَرَّانِ karrāni	الْكَرَّانِ al-karrāni	كَرَّا karrā
Accusative	كَرَّيْنِ karrayni	الْكَرَّيْنِ al-karrayni	كَرَّيْ karray
Genitive	كَرَّيْنِ karrayni	الْكَرَّيْنِ al-karrayni	كَرَّيْ karray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِرَار‎; كُرُور kirār‎; kurūr	الْكِرَار‎; الْكُرُور al-kirār‎; al-kurūr	كِرَار‎; كُرُور kirār‎; kurūr
Nominative	كِرَارٌ‎; كُرُورٌ kirārun‎; kurūrun	الْكِرَارُ‎; الْكُرُورُ al-kirāru‎; al-kurūru	كِرَارُ‎; كُرُورُ kirāru‎; kurūru
Accusative	كِرَارًا‎; كُرُورًا kirāran‎; kurūran	الْكِرَارَ‎; الْكُرُورَ al-kirāra‎; al-kurūra	كِرَارَ‎; كُرُورَ kirāra‎; kurūra
Genitive	كِرَارٍ‎; كُرُورٍ kirārin‎; kurūrin	الْكِرَارِ‎; الْكُرُورِ al-kirāri‎; al-kurūri	كِرَارِ‎; كُرُورِ kirāri‎; kurūri

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Aramaic כּוֹרָא (kōrā, “a dry measure”), Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܐ (kōrā, “a dry measure”), from Akkadian 𒄥 (/⁠kurru⁠/), from Sumerian 𒄥 (GUR, “a bundle of barley; standard unit of capacity”). Also found in Hebrew כֹּר (kōr).

Noun

كُرّ • (kurr) m (plural كِرَار (kirār)) (obsolete)

1. a dry measure (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 207

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Sanaani Arabic

Etymology 1

Disputed etymology:

• From Arabic كُرَة (kura, “a ball, a mass, a clump; tuber or bulb”), in reference to the shape of its corm; being the source of Spanish cará (“taro”) and Portuguese cará (“yam”).
• From Portuguese cará:
  • Borrowed from a language from the coast of Guinea.
  • Derived from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ρᾱ (kárā, “head”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-; also in reference to the shape of its corm.

Alternative forms

• كَرِير (kerīr)

Noun

كُرّ (kurr)

1. eddo (Colocasia antiquorum, usually accepted as a syn. of Colocasia esculenta)

Etymology 2

Variant of Arabic كُرَة (kura, “a ball, a mass, a clump”).

Noun

كُرّ or كَرّ (kurr or karr) (plural كُرُور (kurūr))

1. dung

References

• Piamenta, Moshe (1991) Dictionary of Post-Classical Yemeni Arabic, volume 2, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 427