كرح

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Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܚܐ (kurḥā, monk’s cell), ultimately from Akkadian 𒆠𒅕𒄷 (kirḫu, acropolis, inner sanctum; an enclosed part of a temple sanctuary with restricted access outside of the priestly class).

Pronunciation

Noun

كِرْح (kirḥm (plural أَكْرَاح (ʔakrāḥ))

  1. monk’s cell
    Synonyms: صَوْمَعَة (ṣawmaʕa), قَلَّايَة (qallāya)

Declension

References

  • krḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 29–30
  • Freytag, Georg (1837) “كرح”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 23
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كرح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 960
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كرح”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1094