| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | crq. |
| DEFINITION: | Arabic root, to sweat. a. arrack, raki, from Arabic caraq, sweat, a strong, clear liquor made of raisins; b. borage, probably from Arabic b caraq, from  ab caraq, father of sweat. Both a and b from Arabic caraq, sweat, from cariqa, to sweat, perspire. |
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