كورة

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See also: كوزة, كوزه, کوره, کوزه, and گوزه

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܐ (kōrā), from Ancient Greek χώρᾱ (khṓrā).

Pronunciation

Noun

كُورَة • (kūra) f (plural كُوَر (kuwar))

  1. (historical) a type of administrative division, translated as “district” or “province”, notably instituted by the Umayyad Caliphate and hence the Emirate of Córdoba
    • a. 1000, المقدسي, edited by Michael Jan de Goeje, أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم  (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 3)‎, Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1877, 1906, web 1/136, pages 374 m–u:
      وأما أرمينية فإنها كورة جليلة رسمها أرميني بن كنظر بن يافث بن نوح ومنها ترتفع الستور والزلاليُّ الرفيعة كثيرة الخصائص قصبتها دَبِيل ومن مدنها: بَدْلِيس، خِلَاط، أَرْجِيش، بَرْكَرِي، خُوَيُّ، سَلَمَاس، أُرْمِيَة، دَاخَرَّقَان، مَرَاغَة، أَهْرُ، مَرَنْد، سَِنْجَان، قالِيقَلَا، قندرية، قَلْعَة يُونِس، نورين.
      Concerning Armenia, it is a revered region of Armenian tradition, a son like the son of Japhet, the son of Noah, and from it hail draperies and fine rugs of lots of peculiarities the filament of which is like that of Dwin, and of its towns are: .

Declension

Declension of noun كُورَة (kūra)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كُورَة
kūra 		الْكُورَة
al-kūra 		كُورَة
kūrat
Nominative كُورَةٌ
kūratun 		الْكُورَةُ
al-kūratu 		كُورَةُ
kūratu
Accusative كُورَةً
kūratan 		الْكُورَةَ
al-kūrata 		كُورَةَ
kūrata
Genitive كُورَةٍ
kūratin 		الْكُورَةِ
al-kūrati 		كُورَةِ
kūrati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كُورَتَيْن
kūratayn 		الْكُورَتَيْن
al-kūratayn 		كُورَتَيْ
kūratay
Nominative كُورَتَانِ
kūratāni 		الْكُورَتَانِ
al-kūratāni 		كُورَتَا
kūratā
Accusative كُورَتَيْنِ
kūratayni 		الْكُورَتَيْنِ
al-kūratayni 		كُورَتَيْ
kūratay
Genitive كُورَتَيْنِ
kūratayni 		الْكُورَتَيْنِ
al-kūratayni 		كُورَتَيْ
kūratay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كُوَر
kuwar 		الْكُوَر
al-kuwar 		كُوَر
kuwar
Nominative كُوَرٌ
kuwarun 		الْكُوَرُ
al-kuwaru 		كُوَرُ
kuwaru
Accusative كُوَرًا
kuwaran 		الْكُوَرَ
al-kuwara 		كُوَرَ
kuwara
Genitive كُوَرٍ
kuwarin 		الْكُوَرِ
al-kuwari 		كُوَرِ
kuwari

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic كُرَة (kura, “ball”).

Pronunciation

Noun

كورة • (kōra) f (plural كُوَر (kówar) or كِوَر (kíwar) or كورَات (korāt))

  1. ball
    العربية داست الكورة وفجرتها
    il-ʿarabíyya dāsit ik-kōra wi-fagarít-ha.
    The car ran over the ball and burst it.
  2. football
    Synonym: كورة قدم (kōrit qádam)
    بدور على راجل كبير بيعرف يلعب كورة اكتر من ٥٠ او ٦٠ سنة...علشان شغل
    badáwwar ʿála rāgil kibīr biyíʿraf yílʿab kōra ʾáktar min ḵamsīn ʾaw sittīn sána... ʿalašān šuḡl.
    I am looking for an old man who knows how to play football over 50 or 60 years old... for work.

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

  • Spiro, Socrates (1895) “كورة”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office
  • Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎, Beirut: Librairie du Liban

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ك و ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كُرَة (kura, “ball”).

Pronunciation

Noun

كورة • (kūra) f (plural كور (kuwar) or كورات (kūrāt))

  1. ball
  2. (sports) soccer, football
    Synonym: (classical) كورة قدم (kūrat gadam)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كُرَة (kura).

Pronunciation

Noun

كورة • (kūra) f (plural كواري (kwāri) or كورات (kūrāt))

  1. ball
  2. (sports) football, soccer
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