اصنصير

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• أصنصير (ʼaṣanṣēr)

Etymology

Borrowed from French ascenseur, from Latin ascensor, from ascendō (“I climb up, go up”).

Pronunciation

• * (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /əˌsˤanˈsˤeːr/

Noun

اَصَنْصير • (aṣanṣēr) m (dual اَصَنْصيرين (aṣanṣērēn), plural اَصَنْصيرات (aṣanṣērāt))

1. lift, elevator