chírba

Andalusian Arabic

Etymology

Presumably borrowed from Mozarabic (judging by the initial /t͡ʃ/), from Latin cerva.

Noun

chírba f (plural chiráb)

1. doe (female deer)
   • 1505, Pedro de Alcalá, Vocabulista arauigo en letra castellana, page 73r:

     Cierua henbra. Chǐrbal^[sic] chirǎb.

     Doe. chírba chiráb.

References

• Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 29)‎^[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 92