ereq

Northern Kurdish

Central Kurdish عارەق ('areq), ئارەق (areq)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, arrack), derived from the root ع ر ق (ʕ r q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕɛˈɾɛq/, /ɛˈɾɛq/

Noun

‘ereq or ereq f (Arabic spelling عەرەق or ئەرەق)

  1. arak (aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink)

Declension

Declension of ereq
definite feminine gender
case singular plural
nominative ereq ereq
construct ereqa ereqên
oblique ereqê ereqan
demonstrative oblique ereqê wan ereqan
vocative ereqê ereqino
indefinite feminine gender
case singular plural
nominative ereqek ereqin
construct ereqeke ereqine
oblique ereqekê ereqinan

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “‘ereq”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 221