إجار

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun

إِجَار (ʔijārm

  1. verbal noun of آجَرَ (ʔājara) (form III)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Aramaic אִיגָּרָא / ܐܶܓܳܪܳܐ (ʾeggārā, roof), developed from Imperial Aramaic 𐡀𐡂𐡓𐡀 (ʾgrʾ /⁠*ʾeggārā⁠/, wall), from Akkadian 𒂍𒋞 (e2-gar8 /⁠igāru⁠/, wall), from Sumerian 𒂍𒋞 (e2-gar8 /⁠egar⁠/, wall).

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Alternative forms

Noun

إِجَّار (ʔijjārm (plural أَجَاجِير (ʔajājīr) or أَجَاجِرَة (ʔajājira))

  1. (regional, obsolete) roof, flat top of a house
Declension
Descendants
  • Sicilian: anzara, anźara, anzaru, azzaru, aźara (roof)

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