يرقة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ي ر ق (y-r-q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ja.ra.qa/
    • (Egyptian) IPA(key): /ja.ra.ʔa/
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /ja.ra.ɡa/, IPA(key): /ja.ra.qa/

Noun

يَرَقَة (yaraqa) f (plural يَرَقَات (yaraqāt))

  1. larva (of insects)

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), يرق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

يَرَقَة

Etymology

From Arabic يَرَقَة (yaraqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaraɡa/
    • IPA(key): [ˈjaraqa] (common pronunciation)

Noun

يَرَقة • (yaraga) f

(plural يَرَقات‎ (yaragāt))
  1. caterpillar
  2. larva

See also

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