كعك
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from or cognate with Aramaic כַּעְכָּא / ܟܥܟܐ (kaʿkā, “cake, loaf”), from Akkadian 𒈖 (kukku, “cake, loaf, pastry, lump of dough”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒈖 (gug, “offering; cake”). A widespread wanderwort found in many language families, Egyptian ꜥkk, ꜥq (“a type of loaf”) and Proto-Indo-European *gag- / *gōg- (“round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump”), likely distant cognate with English cake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʕk/
Noun
كَعْك • (kaʕk) m (collective, singulative كَعْكَة f (kaʕka)) (collective)
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كَعْك kaʕk |
الْكَعْك al-kaʕk |
كَعْك kaʕk |
| nominative | كَعْكٌ kaʕkun |
الْكَعْكُ al-kaʕku |
كَعْكُ kaʕku |
| accusative | كَعْكًا kaʕkan |
الْكَعْكَ al-kaʕka |
كَعْكَ kaʕka |
| genitive | كَعْكٍ kaʕkin |
الْكَعْكِ al-kaʕki |
كَعْكِ kaʕki |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كَعْكَة kaʕka |
الْكَعْكَة al-kaʕka |
كَعْكَة kaʕkat |
| nominative | كَعْكَةٌ kaʕkatun |
الْكَعْكَةُ al-kaʕkatu |
كَعْكَةُ kaʕkatu |
| accusative | كَعْكَةً kaʕkatan |
الْكَعْكَةَ al-kaʕkata |
كَعْكَةَ kaʕkata |
| genitive | كَعْكَةٍ kaʕkatin |
الْكَعْكَةِ al-kaʕkati |
كَعْكَةِ kaʕkati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | كَعْكَتَيْن kaʕkatayn |
الْكَعْكَتَيْن al-kaʕkatayn |
كَعْكَتَيْ kaʕkatay |
| nominative | كَعْكَتَانِ kaʕkatāni |
الْكَعْكَتَانِ al-kaʕkatāni |
كَعْكَتَا kaʕkatā |
| accusative | كَعْكَتَيْنِ kaʕkatayni |
الْكَعْكَتَيْنِ al-kaʕkatayni |
كَعْكَتَيْ kaʕkatay |
| genitive | كَعْكَتَيْنِ kaʕkatayni |
الْكَعْكَتَيْنِ al-kaʕkatayni |
كَعْكَتَيْ kaʕkatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كَعْكَات kaʕkāt |
الْكَعْكَات al-kaʕkāt |
كَعْكَات kaʕkāt |
| nominative | كَعْكَاتٌ kaʕkātun |
الْكَعْكَاتُ al-kaʕkātu |
كَعْكَاتُ kaʕkātu |
| accusative | كَعْكَاتٍ kaʕkātin |
الْكَعْكَاتِ al-kaʕkāti |
كَعْكَاتِ kaʕkāti |
| genitive | كَعْكَاتٍ kaʕkātin |
الْكَعْكَاتِ al-kaʕkāti |
كَعْكَاتِ kaʕkāti |
Derived terms
- كُعَيْكَة (kuʕayka)
Descendants
- Maltese: kagħak
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 35
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كعك”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 888
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʕk/
Noun
كعك • (kaʕk) m (collective, singulative كعكة f (kaʕke))
- A pastry, a sweet pastry, kaak.
- (Syria) A breadstick-like soft pastry (that are also usually moulded into ring shapes) covered in seseme seeds that can be stuffed with things like cheese.
- (Lebanon) A flat, soft pastry resembling a purse that can be stuffed with things like cheese or zaatar and covered in sesame seeds.