خرقة

خرقة

See also: خرقه‎, حرفه‎, and حرفة‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ر ق‎ (ḵ-r-q).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xir.qa/

Noun

خِرْقَة • (ḵirqa) f (plural خِرَق‎ (ḵiraq))

1. rag, tatter, shred

Declension

Declension of noun خِرْقَة (ḵirqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِرْقَة ḵirqa	الْخِرْقَة‎ al-ḵirqa	خِرْقَة ḵirqat
Nominative	خِرْقَةٌ ḵirqatun	الْخِرْقَةُ‎ al-ḵirqatu	خِرْقَةُ ḵirqatu
Accusative	خِرْقَةً ḵirqatan	الْخِرْقَةَ‎ al-ḵirqata	خِرْقَةَ ḵirqata
Genitive	خِرْقَةٍ ḵirqatin	الْخِرْقَةِ‎ al-ḵirqati	خِرْقَةِ ḵirqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِرْقَتَيْن‎ ḵirqatayn	الْخِرْقَتَيْن‎ al-ḵirqatayn	خِرْقَتَيْ‎ ḵirqatay
Nominative	خِرْقَتَانِ‎ ḵirqatāni	الْخِرْقَتَانِ‎ al-ḵirqatāni	خِرْقَتَا‎ ḵirqatā
Accusative	خِرْقَتَيْنِ‎ ḵirqatayni	الْخِرْقَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵirqatayni	خِرْقَتَيْ‎ ḵirqatay
Genitive	خِرْقَتَيْنِ‎ ḵirqatayni	الْخِرْقَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵirqatayni	خِرْقَتَيْ‎ ḵirqatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِرَق‎ ḵiraq	الْخِرَق‎ al-ḵiraq	خِرَق‎ ḵiraq
Nominative	خِرَقٌ‎ ḵiraqun	الْخِرَقُ‎ al-ḵiraqu	خِرَقُ‎ ḵiraqu
Accusative	خِرَقًا‎ ḵiraqan	الْخِرَقَ‎ al-ḵiraqa	خِرَقَ‎ ḵiraqa
Genitive	خِرَقٍ‎ ḵiraqin	الْخِرَقِ‎ al-ḵiraqi	خِرَقِ‎ ḵiraqi

Descendants

• → Turkish: hırka, fırka

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “خرق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خِرْقَة‎ (ḵirqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xirɡa/, [xe̞rɡa], [xɪrɡa]

Noun

خرقة • (ḵirga) f (plural خرق‎ (ḵirag) or خروق‎ (ḵurūg))

1. rag, tatter, shred

See also

• منشفة‎ (minšafa, “towel”)

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خِرْقَة‎ (ḵirqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xar.qa/

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Noun

خرقة • (ḵarqa) f (plural خروق‎ (ḵrūq))

1. rag, tatter, shred
2. diaper

   Synonym: كوش‎ (kūš)