أرقوز

Hijazi Arabic

/ʔaraˈɡoːz/

noun

Definitions

clown

Etymology

Derived from Ottoman Turkish قره‌گوز (Karagz, a character used in traditional Turkish shadow play, tr, blackeye) borrowed from Egyptian Arabic قرجوز (Clown).

Origin

Egyptian Arabic

قرجوز

Gloss

Clown

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Καραγκιόζης Greek (modern)
Karagöz Turkish
قره Ottoman Turkish
قره‌گوز Ottoman Turkish
گوز Ottoman Turkish
قرجوز Egyptian Arabic