أشقر

Arabic

Etymology

Color or defect adjective from the root ش ق ر (š-q-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaʃ.qar/

Adjective

أَشْقَر (ʾašqar) (feminine شَقْرَاء (šaqrāʾ), common plural شُقْر (šuqr))

  1. ruddy and fair-complexioned
  2. blond
  3. sorrel (of a horse)
  4. thick (blood)

Declension

References

  • Lane, Edward William (1863), أشقر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), أشقر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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