دكر

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَكَر (ḏakar).

Noun

دكر • (dakar) m

  1. (especially of animals) male
  2. displaying masculinity

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *teġir (value, worth),[1] a development of *tẹg- (to cost, be worth), whence دكمك (değmek, to be worth). Cognate with Azerbaijani dəyər.

Noun

دكر • (değer)

  1. value, worth, the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
    Synonym: قیمت (kıymet)

Derived terms

  • دكرسز (değersiz, worthless)
  • دكرلو (değerli, valuable)

Descendants

  • Turkish: değer
  • Armenian: տէյէր (tēyēr)

References

  1. Clauson, Gerard (1972) “teġi:r”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 485

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَكَر (ḏakar).

Noun

دكر • (dakar) m (plural دكور (dukūr))

  1. Alternative form of ذكر (zakar)
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