كارة

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See also: کاره

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic, attested in Classical Syriac ܟܪܬܐ (kārtā, pack, bundle; burden, load one can bear). Doublet of كَرّ (karr, six ass loads) and كُوَارَة (kuwāra, beehive).

Pronunciation

Noun

كَارَة (kāraf (plural كَارَات (kārāt)) (obsolete)

  1. a pad, bolster, a padding or bundle surrounding and holding a thing preliminarily
  2. (Iraq) a dry measure containing 97 ½ kg wheat

Declension

References

  • Hinz, Walther (1955, 1970) Islamische Maße und Gewichte: umgerechnet ins metrische System (Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung: der nahe und der mittlere Osten; Ergänzungsband 1, Heft 1) (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 41–48
  • Landberg, Carlo, editor (1883), Proverbes et dictons du people arabe. Matériaux pour servir à la connaissance des dialectes vulgaires. I. Proverbes et dictons de la province de Syrie Section de Ṣaydâ (in French), Leiden: Brill, page 434
  • Ullmann, Manfred (1959–1970) Wörterbuch der klassischen arabischen Sprache. Band I (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 432b–433a