כרכא

כרכא

Aramaic

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /karkɑ/

Noun

כַּרְכָא • (karḵā) m

1. walled city or town, fortress
2. enclosure

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /kɪrkɑ/

Noun

כִּרְכָּא • (kirkā) m

1. codex, volume, scroll

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /krɑkɑ/

Noun

כְּרָכָא • (kərāḵā) m

1. large mat

Alternative forms

• כְּרָאכָא‎ (kərāḵā)

Descendants

• → Arabic: كَرَاخَة‎ (karāḵa)

References

• “krk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “krk²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “krk³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 602a–b