زكرون
Moroccan Arabic
Alternative forms
- زكروم (zakrūm)
Etymology
Apparently from the same Aramaic source as synonymous Mashreqi سُكَّر (sukkar), having been modified under addition of the standard Aramaic diminutive suffix -ōnā, more often found in the colloquial than attested by the remaining sources.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zak.ruːn/
Noun
زكرون • (zakrūn) m (plural زكارن (zkārin))