Jastrow: אַכְוַרְנְקָא

אַכְוַרְנְקָא, אַכְוַורְנְקֵי, כְּוַורְנַק m. (v. preced.; Pers. Khorengah, Arab. Khawarnak, Fl.) dining place, dining hall in the garden. Targ. Y. Deut. XXXII, 50, א׳ … קי דמלכיא a royal banqueting hall (put up for the wedding). Taan. 14ᵇ; Meg. 5ᵇ (distinguishing between בנין, erection of a building, and נטיעה, putting up a temporary structure), what is meant by ‘putting up a tent of joy?’—זה הנוטע אכ׳ של מלכים Ms. M. (Ar. כ׳; ed. אב׳, corr. acc.) it means one putting up a regal banqueting tent (for his son’s wedding). Erub. 25ᵇ אכ׳ וכ׳ (ed. אב׳) the Resh Gelutha was to have a banquet (on a Sabbath) in his garden.