toq

Maranao

Verb

toq

  1. Alternative spelling of to'

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic طَوْق (ṭawq).

Noun

t’oq m

  1. hoop, circle
  2. necklace, chain
    Synonyms: benî, gerden, ristik
  3. iron ring encircling wheel of traditional plow
  4. cord, rope[1]
  5. (Yazidism) the special cord-ring every Yazidi man has to wear hung around the neck, next to the skin, which is considered as the symbol of adherence to the Yezidi faith[2]

Usage notes

Jaba knows dok (“the rope of a halter”),[3][4] which is probably the same word.

References
  1. Katvalyan, V. L., Abrahamyan, A. A., Mxitʻaryan, G. M. (2016) “toẍ”, in L. Š. Hovhannisyan, editor, Kʻrderen-hayeren, hayeren-kʻrderen gorcnakan baṙaran [Ferhenga kurdî-êrmenî, êrmenî-kurdî]‎, Yerevan: Asoghik, page 410b
  2. Voskanian, Vardan (1999/2000) “Dewrēš E'rd: The Yezidi Lord of the Earth”, in Iran and the Caucasus‎, volume 3/4, page 164 of 159–166
  3. Justi, Ferdinand (1878) Les noms d'animaux en Kurde‎ (in French), Paris: Imprimerie nationale, page 12
  4. Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 195a

Further reading
  • Авдоев, Теймураз (2017) “t’oq”, in Езидско-русский словарь. Часть 1: Лексический словарь [Ferhengoke Êzdîkî-Ȓûsî]‎ (in Russian), Приложение № 61 к журналу «Апокриф», Kaliningrad, page 121b
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “toq”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume II, London: Transnational Press, pages 355–356
  • Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 277b
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