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Kirkuk

Kirkuk proper noun: a city in northeastern Iraq.

Proper noun

Kirkuk

  1. A city in northeastern Iraq.
  2. A governorate in northeastern Iraq.

Kirkuk meaning in Arabic and Persian

Kirkuk in Arabic

a city in northeast Iraq
كَرْكُوك karkūk

Kirkuk in Persian

a city in northeast Iraq
کرکوک karkuk

Origin of Kirkuk

Borrowed from Kurdish Kerkûk / کەرکووک (kerkûk), from Arabic كَرْكُوك (karkūk), from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܟܲܪܟ݂ܵܐ (karḵā), from Aramaic כַּרְכָא (karḵā), from either Demotic Egyptian grg or from the root ܟ ܪ ܟ (k r k) related to encircling.

Questions about Kirkuk

What does Kirkuk mean?
Kirkuk means a city in northeastern Iraq.
What is Kirkuk in Arabic?
Kirkuk in Arabic is كَرْكُوك (karkūk). See Kirkuk meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Kirkuk?
Kirkuk is a proper noun.

Words near Kirkuk in the dictionary

  1. Kirkton of Skene
  2. Kirkton of Tough
  3. kirktons
  4. kirktown
  5. kirktowns
  6. Kirkuk
  7. Kirkup
  8. Kirkups
  9. Kirkwall
  10. kirkwarden
  11. kirkwardens

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