كاركیر

See also: کارگیر

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • كاغر (kâgir), كاوكیر (kâvgir)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کارگیر (kārgīr, “building of stone”), from Middle Armenian քարուկիր (kʻarukir, “wall made of stones”).

Adjective

كاركیر • (kârgir)

  1. (of a building or construction) built or made of masonry, stone, or brick

Derived terms

  • كاركیر بنا (kârgir bina, “building made of stone or brick”)
  • یارم كاركیر (yarım kârgir, “half masonry and half timber”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kârgir
  • → Armenian: քեավկիր (kʻeavkir)
  • → Romanian: gherghir

Further reading

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