How to say "rooster" in Arabic

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Meaningrooster

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

دِيك

dīkדיך

ديك

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

תַּרְנְגוֹל

tarnegolتَارْنِگُول

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Arabic root

د-ي-ك

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Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes

فرُّوج
ferrūjפרוג'

Darija's rooster is a ferrūj.

In a phrase

دِيك يَصِيح
dīk yaṣīḥדיך יציח

a rooster crowing

Plural

دُيُوك
duyūkדיוך

broken plural CuCūC

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