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مٞرْقِيُو
merḳíyoʰ
basic morphological information
n. (f.)
seasonal transhumance to upper areas
сезонный перегон скота на возвышенность
ترحُّلٌ إلى مناطق مرتفعة
CSOL I
637
semantic notes
This seasonal migration usually takes place in July and February (
CSOL I
:345).
root
rḳy
derivates
réḳe
to take one’s livestock to upper area
érḳe
to move (tr.), to take one’s livestock to another place
šérḳe
to transhume from the lower areas of the central plateau to the upper areas
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