كرح
Arabic
Alternative forms
- كِرْخ (kirḵ)
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܚܐ (kurḥā, “monk’s cell”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒆠𒅕𒄷 (kirḫu, “acropolis, inner sanctum; an enclosed part of a temple sanctuary with restricted access outside of the priestly class”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kirħ/
Noun
كِرْح • (kirḥ) m (plural أَكْرَاح (ʾakrāḥ))
- monk’s cell
Declension
Declension of noun كِرْح (kirḥ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كِرْح kirḥ | الْكِرْح al-kirḥ | كِرْح kirḥ |
| Nominative | كِرْحٌ kirḥun | الْكِرْحُ al-kirḥu | كِرْحُ kirḥu |
| Accusative | كِرْحًا kirḥan | الْكِرْحَ al-kirḥa | كِرْحَ kirḥa |
| Genitive | كِرْحٍ kirḥin | الْكِرْحِ al-kirḥi | كِرْحِ kirḥi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كِرْحَيْن kirḥayn | الْكِرْحَيْن al-kirḥayn | كِرْحَيْ kirḥay |
| Nominative | كِرْحَانِ kirḥāni | الْكِرْحَانِ al-kirḥāni | كِرْحَا kirḥā |
| Accusative | كِرْحَيْنِ kirḥayni | الْكِرْحَيْنِ al-kirḥayni | كِرْحَيْ kirḥay |
| Genitive | كِرْحَيْنِ kirḥayni | الْكِرْحَيْنِ al-kirḥayni | كِرْحَيْ kirḥay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَكْرَاح ʾakrāḥ | الْأَكْرَاح al-ʾakrāḥ | أَكْرَاح ʾakrāḥ |
| Nominative | أَكْرَاحٌ ʾakrāḥun | الْأَكْرَاحُ al-ʾakrāḥu | أَكْرَاحُ ʾakrāḥu |
| Accusative | أَكْرَاحًا ʾakrāḥan | الْأَكْرَاحَ al-ʾakrāḥa | أَكْرَاحَ ʾakrāḥa |
| Genitive | أَكْرَاحٍ ʾakrāḥin | الْأَكْرَاحِ al-ʾakrāḥi | أَكْرَاحِ ʾakrāḥi |
References
- “krḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 29–30
- Freytag, Georg (1837), “كرح”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 23
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “كرح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 960
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “كرح”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1094