Kirkuk

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proper noun

A city in northeastern Iraq.

OriginArabic كَرْكُوك ← Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܟܲܪܟ݂ܵܐ ← Aramaic כַּרְכָא →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in northeastern Iraq.
  2. A governorate in northeastern Iraq.

Origin

  1. Demotic Egyptiangrg
  2. Aramaicכַּרְכָא
  3. Assyrian Neo-Aramaicܟܲܪܟ݂ܵܐ
  4. Arabicكَرْكُوك
  5. EnglishKirkuk

Borrowed from Kurdish Kerkûk / کەرکووک (kerkûk), from Arabic كَرْكُوك (karkūk), from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܟܲܪܟ݂ܵܐ (karḵā), from Aramaic כַּרְכָא (karḵā), from either Demotic Egyptian grg or from the root ܟ ܪ ܟ (k r k) related to encircling.

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Translations

Arabic كَرْكُوك
  • كَرْكُوك (karkūk)a city in northeast Iraq
Korean 키르쿠크
  • 키르쿠크 (kireukukeu)a city in northeast Iraq
Persian کرکوک
  • کرکوک (karkuk)a city in northeast Iraq
Russian Киркук
  • Киркук (Kirkuk)a city in northeast Iraq
Turkish Kerkük
  • Kerküka city in northeast Iraq
Cite this entry
APA

Kirkuk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirkuk

MLA

“Kirkuk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirkuk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kirkuk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirkuk.

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