كرة

العربية

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كرة¹

  • /ku.ra/

Where it comes from

Likely through Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒄥 (/⁠kurru⁠/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒄥 (GUR, “a bundle, rolled up barley”)

noun كُرَة · kura · kuratān · kurāt · كُرَى · kurūn

  1. ball الكرة مستديرة وملونة.
  2. sphere, globe

كرة²

  • /kar.ra/

noun كَرَّة · karra · كَرَّتَان · كَرَّات · الْكَرَّة

  1. recurrence, repetition, return, time لَوْ أَنَّ لِي كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
  2. attack, instance noun of كَرّ (karr)

In English

  • ball solid or hollow sphere
  • sphere mathematics: regular three-dimensional object
  • globe spherical object

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"كرة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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كرة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9

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"كرة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كرة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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