naqareh

N1A1Q10A1R1E1H4

noun

A Middle Eastern drum with a rounded back and a head made of hide, usually played in pairs.

OriginArabic نَقَّارَة →
Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounnaqareh (plural naqarat)

plural naqarat · alternative nagada · alternative nagara · alternative naqqara · alternative naqarat

  1. A Middle Eastern drum with a rounded back and a head made of hide, usually played in pairs.

Origin

  1. Arabicنَقَّارَة
  2. Englishnaqareh

Borrowed from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra).

More words from Arabic

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

naqareh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naqareh

MLA

“naqareh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naqareh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naqareh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naqareh.

Source: naqareh on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.