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Arabic
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Noun
قُوق • (qūq) m (feminine قُوقَة (qūqa))
- crane (Grus grus)
- godwit (Limosa spp.)
- great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Declension
Declension of noun قُوق (qūq)
Singular
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basic singular triptote
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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قُوق qūq
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الْقُوق al-qūq
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قُوق qūq
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Nominative
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قُوقٌ qūqun
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الْقُوقُ al-qūqu
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قُوقُ qūqu
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Accusative
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قُوقًا qūqan
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الْقُوقَ al-qūqa
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قُوقَ qūqa
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Genitive
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قُوقٍ qūqin
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الْقُوقِ al-qūqi
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قُوقِ qūqi
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
قَوْق • (qawq) m
- verbal noun of قَاقَ (qāqa) (form I)
- cluck (sound made by hen)
Declension
Declension of noun قَوْق (qawq)
Singular
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basic singular triptote
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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قَوْق qawq
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الْقَوْق al-qawq
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قَوْق qawq
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Nominative
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قَوْقٌ qawqun
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الْقَوْقُ al-qawqu
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قَوْقُ qawqu
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Accusative
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قَوْقًا qawqan
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الْقَوْقَ al-qawqa
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قَوْقَ qawqa
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Genitive
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قَوْقٍ qawqin
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الْقَوْقِ al-qawqi
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قَوْقِ qawqi
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Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, berry”).
Pronunciation
Noun
قوق • (qūq) m (collective, singulative قوقة f (qūqa), paucal قوقات (qūqāt))
- artichoke
- Synonyms: خرشف (ḵuršuf), خرشوف (ḵaršūf), قنارية (qannāriyya)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَوْق (qawq).
Pronunciation
Noun
قَوق • (qauq) m (Hindi spelling क़ौक़)
- cluck (sound of a chicken)
References
- “قوق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “قوق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.