θperek

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Cypriot Arabic[edit]

Root
p-r-k (kiss)
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic تَبَارَكَ (tabāraka).

Verb[edit]

θperek VI (present pkyiθperek) (transitive)

  1. to kiss a holy image or statue
    Synonym: θperrek

References[edit]

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 157
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