كر
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ك ر ر (k-r-r).
Verb
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- to return, to come back, to recur, to head back
- to return to attack again, to assail Template:+preo
- Antonym: فَرَّ (farra)
Conjugation
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Noun
كَرّ • (karr) m
- verbal noun of كَرَّ (karra) (form I)
Declension
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))
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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)
- 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
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)
- 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))
References
- Piamenta, Moshe (1991) Dictionary of Post-Classical Yemeni Arabic, volume 2, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 427
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