كتكت

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

According to Behnstedt and Woidich (2012), possibly derived from Arabic كَاغَد (kāḡad, a kind of paper), from Persian.

Noun

كتكت • (katkatm (collective, singulative كتكتاي f (katkatāy), plural كتاكت (katākit))

  1. paper (material used for writing or printing on)

See also

  • ورقة (waraga, important paper)

References

  • Heath, Judith; Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021), Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 75
  • Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999), Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 715
  • Behnstedt, Peter; Woidich, Manfred (2012), Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 311