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كبريت

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See also: كبریت and کبریت

Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא (kiḇrīṯā) / ܟܶܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ (kĕḇrīṯā, sulfur), from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, sulfur; firebrand).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كِبْرِيت (kibrītm

  1. sulfur
  2. match (device to make fire)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • كبريت” in Almaany
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 153
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كبريت”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1083

Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt).

Noun

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كبريت (kabrītm

  1. sulfur
  2. match (device to make fire)

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Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kab.riːt/, /kib.riːt/

Noun

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كَبْريت or كِبْريت (kabrīt or kabrītm (plural كباريت (kabārīt))

  1. sulfur
  2. match (device to make fire)
  3. matchbox

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kib.riːt/, [kɪbˈriːt]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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كبريت (kibrītm

  1. sulfur
  2. (uncountable) matches (device to make fire)
    Synonym: (Galilee) شحاطة (šuḥḥāṭa)
    علبة كبريتʕulbet kibrītmatchbox
    كبريتة / عودة كبريتkibrīte / ʕūdet kibrīta match