Arabic

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كُوخ

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Etymology

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From Classical Syriac ܟܘܟܝܬܐ (kukkīṯā, shack, hut), from Aramaic כוכי (kukkī, shack, hut), ultimately from Akkadian 𒆠𒅅𒆠𒋙 (kikkiš, reed wall or fence; reed hut); cognates with Persian کوخ (hut, shack) and Georgian ქოხი (koxi, cabin, shack). Possibly conflated in other forms with Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk, pavilion, palace), Persian کاخ (kâx, palace, castle), and Akkadian 𒆠𒅕𒄷 (kirḫu, acropolis, inner sanctum; a walled off enclosure intended for the priestly class) > Arabic كِرْح (kirḥ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كُوخ (kūḵm (plural أَكْوَاخ (ʔakwāḵ))

  1. hut, shack, cottage, lodge, hutch, cabin

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References

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  • kwky2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • kwḥh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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) “كوخ”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 69
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “كوخ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2635
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كوخ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 991
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كوخ”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1126