مسكر

South Levantine Arabic
Root
س ك ر‎
5 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic مُسَكَّر‎ (musakkar). Equivalent to the active participle of سكّر‎ (sakkar, “to close”) .

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /msak.kir/, [ˈmsak.kɪr]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

مسكّر • (msakker) (feminine مسكّرة‎ (msakkra))

  1. closed (of an establishment)
    Antonym: فاتح‎ (fāteḥ)
    ‏كنت بدّى أروح على قهوة، بس كانت مسكّرة.‎‎
    kunt biddi ʔarūḥ ʕala ʔahwe, bas kānat msakkra
    I was going to go to a cafe, but it was closed.

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُسَكَّر‎ (musakkar). Equivalent to the passive participle of سكّر‎ (sakkar, “to close”) .

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /msak.kar/, [ˈmsak.kar]

Adjective

مسكّر • (msakkar) (feminine مسكّرة‎ (msakkara))

  1. closed (of an object)
    Antonym: مفتوح‎ (maftūḥ)
    ‏لازم تخلّي علبة الحمّص مسكّرة بلاش تخرب.‎‎
    lāzem tḵalli ʕolbet il-ḥummos msakkara balāš tiḵrab
    You have to keep the hummus tin closed lest it go bad.
  2. (by extension) locked
    Synonym: مقفّل‎ (mʔaffal)
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