See also: كبریت and کبریت

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

كِبْرِيت (kibrītm

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

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

References edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt).

Noun edit

كبريت (kabrītm

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

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Hijazi Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kab.riːt/, /kib.riːt/

Noun edit

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

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

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

كبريت (kibrītm

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