ماريق
Sudanese Arabic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- مريق (marēg)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from a Nubian language. Most of the Nubian words found in Sudanese Arabic can be identified by the Nubian suffix ـق (-(V)g) or ـك (-(V)k). Compare سفروق (safarōg, “curved stick”). Beja m'are (sorghum) is likely a cognate.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ماريق • (mārēg) ?
- a variety of sorghum grown in Kordofan and in the White Nile
References
[edit]- Hillelson, Sigmar (1925) Sudan Arabic: English–Arabic Vocabulary[1], London, United Kingdom: Sudan Government, page 187
- Kees Versteegh (2009) Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics[2], 5 edition, Brill, →ISBN, Sudan, pages 375-381