زورق

زورق

Arabic

زَوْرَق

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زورق‎ (zowraq, “skiff, lake-boat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaw.raq/

Noun

زَوْرَق • (zawraq) m (plural زَوَارِق‎ (zawāriq))

1. boat, dinghy, skiff

Declension

Declension of noun زَوْرَق (zawraq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَوْرَق zawraq	الزَّوْرَق‎ az-zawraq	زَوْرَق zawraq
Nominative	زَوْرَقٌ zawraqun	الزَّوْرَقُ‎ az-zawraqu	زَوْرَقُ zawraqu
Accusative	زَوْرَقًا‎ zawraqan	الزَّوْرَقَ‎ az-zawraqa	زَوْرَقَ zawraqa
Genitive	زَوْرَقٍ zawraqin	الزَّوْرَقِ‎ az-zawraqi	زَوْرَقِ zawraqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَوْرَقَيْن‎ zawraqayn	الزَّوْرَقَيْن‎ az-zawraqayn	زَوْرَقَيْ‎ zawraqay
Nominative	زَوْرَقَانِ‎ zawraqāni	الزَّوْرَقَانِ‎ az-zawraqāni	زَوْرَقَا‎ zawraqā
Accusative	زَوْرَقَيْنِ‎ zawraqayni	الزَّوْرَقَيْنِ‎ az-zawraqayni	زَوْرَقَيْ‎ zawraqay
Genitive	زَوْرَقَيْنِ‎ zawraqayni	الزَّوْرَقَيْنِ‎ az-zawraqayni	زَوْرَقَيْ‎ zawraqay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَوَارِق‎ zawāriq	الزَّوَارِق‎ az-zawāriq	زَوَارِق‎ zawāriq
Nominative	زَوَارِقُ‎ zawāriqu	الزَّوَارِقُ‎ az-zawāriqu	زَوَارِقُ‎ zawāriqu
Accusative	زَوَارِقَ‎ zawāriqa	الزَّوَارِقَ‎ az-zawāriqa	زَوَارِقَ‎ zawāriqa
Genitive	زَوَارِقَ‎ zawāriqa	الزَّوَارِقِ‎ az-zawāriqi	زَوَارِقِ‎ zawāriqi

References

• “زورق” in Almaany
• Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “زورق”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 536

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian *zōwrak. Maybe cognate with Latin galea (“helmet”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /zowɾaq/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /zowɾaq/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /zowɾæɢ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /zowɾaq/

Noun

زورق • (zowraq)

1. skiff, lake-boat, boat
2. helmet