chírba

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Andalusian Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Presumably borrowed from Mozarabic (judging by the initial /t͡ʃ/), from Latin cerva.

Noun[edit]

chírba f (plural chiráb)

  1. doe (female deer)
    • 1505, Pedro de Alcalá, Vocabulista arauigo en letra castellana, page 73r:
      Cierua henbra. Chǐrbal[sic] chirǎb.
      Doe. chírba chiráb.

References[edit]

  • Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 29)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 92
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