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سكرك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a specific type of alcoholic beverage, particularly one originating from Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and made from millet. It also touches upon the act of intoxication associated with such drinks.

Derived headwords

السُّكْرَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Abyssinian alcoholic drinkclassical

    A type of alcoholic beverage originating from Abyssinia (Ethiopia), made from millet and known to cause intoxication.

سَكِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be drunkboth

    To become intoxicated by consuming alcohol.

السَّكْرَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    intoxicationboth

    The state of being drunk or overcome by alcohol.

السَّقْرَقَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Abyssinian alcoholic drink (Arabized)classical

    An Arabized term for the Abyssinian alcoholic drink, derived from the original Ethiopian word.

Parallel reading

ومن الأشربة السكركة
And among the drinks is the Sukrakah.
هو خمر الحبشة وهو من الذرة يسكر
It is the wine of Abyssinia, and it is made from millet and causes intoxication.
وهي لفظة حبشية وقد عربت فقيل السقرقع
And it is an Abyssinian word, and it has been Arabized, so it is called Al-Saqraqa.
أنه سئل عن الغبيراء فقال: لا خير فيها، ونهى عنها
That he was asked about Al-Ghubayra, and he said: There is no good in it, and he forbade it.
فسألت زيد بن أسلم: ما الغبيراء؟
So I asked Zayd ibn Aslam: What is Al-Ghubayra?
فقال: هي السكركة بضم السين والكاف وسكون الراء، نوع من الخمور يتخذ من الذرة
He said: It is Al-Sukrakah, with a damma on the Sin and Kaf and a sukun on the Ra, a type of alcoholic drink made from millet.