زكرون

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

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 • (zakrūnm (plural زكارن (zkārin))

  1. bolt lock
    Synonym: ساقطة (sāqṭa)