ترويقة

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the instance noun of ترويق (tirwīʔ, tarwīʔ, the act of having breakfast), a verbal noun of تروق (trawwaʔ, to have breakfast) or روق (rawwaʔ, to serve breakfast to). Cognate to Cypriot Arabic tirvike.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tar.wiː.ʔa/, /tir.wiː.ʔa/
  • (Druze, coastal Syria) IPA(key): /tar.wiː.qa/, /tir.wiː.qa/

Noun

ترويقة • (tarwīʔa, tirwīʔaf (plural ترويقات (tarwīʔāt, tirwīʔāt))

  1. breakfast