مسكر

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ك ر
5 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic مُسَكَّر (musakkar). Equivalent to the active participle of سكّر (sakkar, to close).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /msak.kir/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

مسكّر (msakker) (feminine مسكّرة (msakkra))

  1. closed (of an establishment)
    Antonym: فاتح (fāteḥ)
    كنت بدّى أروح على قهوة، بس كانت مسكّرة.
    kunt biddi ʔarūḥ ʕala ʔahwe, bas kānat msakkra
    I was going to go to a cafe, but it was closed.

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُسَكَّر (musakkar). Equivalent to the passive participle of سكّر (sakkar, to close).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مسكّر (msakkar) (feminine مسكّرة (msakkara))

  1. closed (of an object)
    Antonym: مفتوح (maftūḥ)
    لازم تخلّي علبة الحمّص مسكّرة بلاش تخرب.
    lāzem tḵalli ʕolbet il-ḥummos msakkara balāš tiḵrab
    You have to keep the hummus tin closed lest it go bad.
  2. (by extension) locked
    Synonym: مقفّل (mʔaffal)