بقرور

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Coptic ⲡⲓ (pi, “definite masculine article”) + Coptic ⲭⲣⲟⲩⲣ (khrour, “frog”).

Noun

بقرور • (baqrūr) m

  1. frog

References
  • Wilson B. Bishai (1964), “Coptic Lexical Influence on Egyptian Arabic”, in Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 39-47
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