jirk

Cypriot Arabic

Root
j-r-y
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَرْي (jary). Doublet of jark／jri.

Noun

jirk m

1. pace, speed

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 185