كعك

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from or cognate with Aramaic כַּעְכָּא / ܟܥܟܐ (kaʿkā, “cake, loaf”), from Akkadian 𒈖 (kukku, “cake, loaf, pastry, lump of dough”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒈖 (gug, “offering; cake”). A widespread wanderwort found in many language families, Egyptian ꜥkk, ꜥq (“a type of loaf”) and Proto-Indo-European *gag- / *gōg- (“round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump”), likely distant cognate with English cake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʕk/

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Noun

كَعْك • (kaʕk) m (collective, singulative كَعْكَة f (kaʕka)) (collective)

1. cake(s)
2. biscuits, tarts, buns, twists

Declension

Declension of noun كَعْك (kaʕk)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَعْك kaʕk	الْكَعْك al-kaʕk	كَعْك kaʕk
Nominative	كَعْكٌ kaʕkun	الْكَعْكُ al-kaʕku	كَعْكُ kaʕku
Accusative	كَعْكًا kaʕkan	الْكَعْكَ al-kaʕka	كَعْكَ kaʕka
Genitive	كَعْكٍ kaʕkin	الْكَعْكِ al-kaʕki	كَعْكِ kaʕki
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَعْكَة kaʕka	الْكَعْكَة al-kaʕka	كَعْكَة kaʕkat
Nominative	كَعْكَةٌ kaʕkatun	الْكَعْكَةُ al-kaʕkatu	كَعْكَةُ kaʕkatu
Accusative	كَعْكَةً kaʕkatan	الْكَعْكَةَ al-kaʕkata	كَعْكَةَ kaʕkata
Genitive	كَعْكَةٍ kaʕkatin	الْكَعْكَةِ al-kaʕkati	كَعْكَةِ kaʕkati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَعْكَتَيْن kaʕkatayn	الْكَعْكَتَيْن al-kaʕkatayn	كَعْكَتَيْ kaʕkatay
Nominative	كَعْكَتَانِ kaʕkatāni	الْكَعْكَتَانِ al-kaʕkatāni	كَعْكَتَا kaʕkatā
Accusative	كَعْكَتَيْنِ kaʕkatayni	الْكَعْكَتَيْنِ al-kaʕkatayni	كَعْكَتَيْ kaʕkatay
Genitive	كَعْكَتَيْنِ kaʕkatayni	الْكَعْكَتَيْنِ al-kaʕkatayni	كَعْكَتَيْ kaʕkatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَعْكَات kaʕkāt	الْكَعْكَات al-kaʕkāt	كَعْكَات kaʕkāt
Nominative	كَعْكَاتٌ kaʕkātun	الْكَعْكَاتُ al-kaʕkātu	كَعْكَاتُ kaʕkātu
Accusative	كَعْكَاتٍ kaʕkātin	الْكَعْكَاتِ al-kaʕkāti	كَعْكَاتِ kaʕkāti
Genitive	كَعْكَاتٍ kaʕkātin	الْكَعْكَاتِ al-kaʕkāti	كَعْكَاتِ kaʕkāti

Derived terms

• كُعَيْكَة (kuʕayka)

Descendants

• Maltese: kagħak

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 35
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كعك”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 888

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَعْك (kaʕk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʕk/

Noun

كعك • (kaʕk) m (collective, singulative كعكة f (kaʕke))

1. A pastry, a sweet pastry, kaak.
2. (Syria) A breadstick-like soft pastry (that are also usually moulded into ring shapes) covered in seseme seeds that can be stuffed with things like cheese.
3. (Lebanon) A flat, soft pastry resembling a purse that can be stuffed with things like cheese or zaatar and covered in sesame seeds.