كرح
Arabic
Alternative forms
- كِرْخ (kirḵ)
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܚܐ (kurḥā, “monk’s cell”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒆠𒅕𒄷 (kirḫu, “acropolis, inner sanctum; an enclosed part of a temple sanctuary with restricted access outside of the priestly class”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kirħ/
Noun
كِرْح • (kirḥ) m (plural أَكْرَاح (ʔakrāḥ))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كِرْح kirḥ |
الْكِرْح al-kirḥ |
كِرْح kirḥ |
| nominative | كِرْحٌ kirḥun |
الْكِرْحُ al-kirḥu |
كِرْحُ kirḥu |
| accusative | كِرْحًا kirḥan |
الْكِرْحَ al-kirḥa |
كِرْحَ kirḥa |
| genitive | كِرْحٍ kirḥin |
الْكِرْحِ al-kirḥi |
كِرْحِ kirḥi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | كِرْحَيْن kirḥayn |
الْكِرْحَيْن al-kirḥayn |
كِرْحَيْ kirḥay |
| nominative | كِرْحَانِ kirḥāni |
الْكِرْحَانِ al-kirḥāni |
كِرْحَا kirḥā |
| accusative | كِرْحَيْنِ kirḥayni |
الْكِرْحَيْنِ al-kirḥayni |
كِرْحَيْ kirḥay |
| genitive | كِرْحَيْنِ kirḥayni |
الْكِرْحَيْنِ al-kirḥayni |
كِرْحَيْ kirḥay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَكْرَاح ʔakrāḥ |
الْأَكْرَاح al-ʔakrāḥ |
أَكْرَاح ʔakrāḥ |
| nominative | أَكْرَاحٌ ʔakrāḥun |
الْأَكْرَاحُ al-ʔakrāḥu |
أَكْرَاحُ ʔakrāḥu |
| accusative | أَكْرَاحًا ʔakrāḥan |
الْأَكْرَاحَ al-ʔakrāḥa |
أَكْرَاحَ ʔakrāḥa |
| genitive | أَكْرَاحٍ ʔakrāḥin |
الْأَكْرَاحِ al-ʔakrāḥi |
أَكْرَاحِ ʔakrāḥi |
References
- “krḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 29–30
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “كرح”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 23
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “كرح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 960
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كرح”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1094