зира

Bulgarian

Etymology

Deverbal from зи́ркам (zírkam, “to see through”), in some dialects merged with Aromanian dzer (“whey”), Greek ζούρα (zoúra, “whey”) (whence dialectal Bulgarian дзер (dzer), зара (zara)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzirɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -irɐ
• Syllabification^(key): зи‧ра

Noun

зи́ра • (zíra) m (dialectal)

1. translucent liquid or substance, wish-wash

Declension

Declension of зи́ра

	singular
indefinite	зи́ра zíra
definite	зи́рата zírata

Related terms

• зи́рка (zírka, “slit, gap, see-through”) (dialectal)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зира”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 643
• Nayden Gerov (1897), “зи́ра”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 156

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	زيرا
Cyrillic	зира
Latin	zira

Etymology

From Persian زیره.

Noun

зира • (zira)

1. cumin

Declension

Declension of зира

	singular	plural
nominative	зира (zira)	зиралар (ziralar)
genitive	зираның (ziranyñ)	зиралардың (ziralardyñ)
dative	зираға (zirağa)	зираларға (ziralarğa)
accusative	зираны (zirany)	зираларды (ziralardy)
locative	зирада (zirada)	зираларда (ziralarda)
ablative	зирадан (ziradan)	зиралардан (ziralardan)
instrumental	зирамен (ziramen)	зиралармен (ziralarmen)
similative	зирадай (ziradai)	зиралардай (ziralardai)

Macedonian

Etymology

See ѕира (dzira).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈziɾa]

Noun

зира • (zira) f

1. alternative form of ѕира f (dzira, “whey”)

   Synonym: сурутка f (surutka)

Declension

Declension of зира

	singular
indefinite	зира (zira)
definite unspecified	зирата (zirata)
definite proximal	зирава (zirava)
definite distal	зирана (zirana)
vocative	зиро (ziro)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzʲirə]

Noun

зи́ра • (zíra) f inan (genitive зи́ры, nominative plural зи́ры, genitive plural зир)

1. cumin

Declension

Declension of зи́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	зи́ра zíra	зи́ры zíry
genitive	зи́ры zíry	зи́р zír
dative	зи́ре zíre	зи́рам zíram
accusative	зи́ру zíru	зи́ры zíry
instrumental	зи́рой, зи́рою zíroj, zíroju	зи́рами zírami
prepositional	зи́ре zíre	зи́рах zírax

Anagrams

• ри́за (ríza)