"qroqqa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔrɔʔ.ʔa/ Forms: qrejjaq [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from dialectal Arabic. The exactly corresponding form is found in Tunisian Arabic قرقّة (ʔruʔʔa, qroqqa, “brooding hen”), South Levantine Arabic قرقة (ʔruʔʔa, qruqqa, “brooding hen”). Compare also North Levantine Arabic قرقة (ʔirʔa, qirqa), كركة (krikka). Related with Arabic قَرَّقَ (qarraqa), كَرَّكَ (karraka, “to cluck”), eventually onomatopoetic. Etymology templates: {{der|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{cog|aeb|قرقّة|t=brooding hen|tr=ʔruʔʔa, qroqqa}} Tunisian Arabic قرقّة (ʔruʔʔa, qroqqa, “brooding hen”), {{cog|ajp|قرقة|t=brooding hen|tr=ʔruʔʔa, qruqqa}} South Levantine Arabic قرقة (ʔruʔʔa, qruqqa, “brooding hen”), {{cog|apc|قرقة|tr=ʔirʔa, qirqa}} North Levantine Arabic قرقة (ʔirʔa, qirqa), {{m+|ar|قَرَّقَ}} Arabic قَرَّقَ (qarraqa) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=qrejjaq}} qroqqa f (plural qrejjaq)
  1. laying or brooding hen Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Birds, Poultry Related terms: fellus, tiġieġa
    Sense id: en-qroqqa-mt-noun-UnkB8U36 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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