*nVḳVr-: 'kind of bird'

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Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	naḳḳār- 'a kind of bird of the passerine genus' [BK 2 1323], [Fr. IV 322].	BK 2 1323; Fr. IV 322
Mehri	noḳḳôr [Jahn 217]	Jahn 217	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	nǝḳīrā 'name of small birds (pickers)' [Ja. 933].	Ja. 933
Syrian Aramaic	nāḳar ʔīlānē 'hoopoe (or rather magpie)' [Brock. 448], [PS 2462] (literally, 'picking-the-trees', an active participle from nǝḳar 'he/she dug, dug through' [Brock. 447]).	Brock. 448; PS 2462; Brock. 447

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Updated 22 October 2026