أرقوز

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Egyptian Arabic قرجوز (ʼaragōz, “Clown”), from Turkish karagöz (“blackeye; a character used in traditional Turkish shadow play”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaraˈɡoːz/

Noun

أَرَقوز • (ʼaragōz) m

(plural أَرَقوزات‎ ‎(ʼaragōzāt))

clown

Synonyms

مُهَرِّج‎ (muharrij).

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.