ereq

Northern Kurdish

Central Kurdish	عارەق ('areq), ئارەق (areq)

Alternative forms

• araq, erak, eraq

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arrack”), derived from the root ع ر ق (ʕ r q).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕɛˈɾɛq/, /ɛˈɾɛq/

Noun

‘ereq or ereq f (Arabic spelling عەرەق or ئەرەق)

1. arak (aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink)

Declension

Declension of ereq

definite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	ereq	ereq
construct	ereqa	ereqên
oblique	ereqê	ereqan
demonstrative oblique	wê ereqê	wan ereqan
vocative	ereqê	ereqino
indefinite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	ereqek	ereqin
construct	ereqeke	ereqine
oblique	ereqekê	ereqinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “‘ereq”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 221