قرقس

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قرقس^¹

/qir.qis/

noun قِرْقِس · qirqis · الْقِرْقِس · قِرْقِسٌ

alternative alternative form of جِرْجِس (jirjis, “sealing earth; a kind of lunt or fuse from rope grass”)

قرقس^²

/qir.qis/

noun قِرْقِس · qirqis · قِرْقِسَة · الْقِرْقِس

alternative, collective alternative form of جِرْجِس (jirjis, “any Nematocera insect; bimaculated lark”)

قرقس^³

/qir.qis/

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Through Coptic ⲡⲓⲕⲩⲣⲁⲝ (pikuraks) from Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax).

noun قِرْقِس · qirqis · قَرَاقِس · الْقِرْقِس

obsolete the hook by which a bucket (قَادُوس (qādūs)) on a waterwheel is suspended

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"قرقس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%B3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قرقس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}