تكركر

North Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Passive of كركر (gargar, karkar, to tickle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɡarɡar/, /tkarkar/

Verb

تكَركَر • (tgargar, tkarkar) IIq (non-past يِتكَركِر (yitgargar, yitkarkar), verbal noun كَركَرَة (gargara, karkara) or تكِركُر (tgirgur, tkirkur), active participle مكَركَر (mgargar, mkarkar))

  1. passive of كركر (gargar, karkar, to tickle)
  2. (imperfective only) to be ticklish

Synonyms

  • تزَكزَك (tzakzak, tzagzag)
  • تزَغزَغ (tzaḡzaḡ)