שוקא

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Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqum, “street”).

Pronunciation

Noun

שוקא • (transliteration needed) m (plural שוקא)

  1. street
  2. square, plaza, forum
  3. market, bazaar
  4. open space
  5. quarter, district, borough

References

  • “šwq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press
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