When Melodies Gather: Oral Art of the Mahra

ʿ.K.R.

ʾōker < ʿ.K.R.: a sudden puff of wind, smoke, or sand that blows in your face (when a car passes), ʾākūrēt: a whirlwind of dust and smoke, “ʾākərīt: smoke rising from a house, ship” (Johnstone, 1987: 18).