boqor

Somali

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Proto-Afroasiatic *baḳar- (“wealthy”).[1] Cognates include Tamahaq beɣer (“fortunate, lucky”), Tawellemmet baɣar (“be rich”), Central Atlas Tamazight anesbaɣur (“rich, fortunate”), and possibly Meroitic 𐦧𐦳𐦫 (pqr, “prince”).

Noun

boqor m (plural boqorro)

  1. king

References

  • De Larajasse, E. (1897). Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary (p. 22). BIY-BU.
  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E., Stolbova, Olga V. (1995) Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill, page 77.
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