Karshuni

noun

Kar·​shu·​ni

variants or less commonly Carshuni

kärˈshünē

or Garshuni

gär-

plural -s

: Arabic written in Syriac characters especially as used in the Maronite ritual

Word History

Etymology

Arabic karshūnīy, probably from Syriac gershūn alien, foreign + Arabic -īy belonging to

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