Arabic

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish پیشگیر, from Persian پیشگیر.

Noun

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بَشْكِير (baškīrm (plural بَشَاكِير (bašākīr))

  1. (Syria) towel
    Synonym: مِنْشَفَة (minšafa)

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “بشكير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish پیشگیر, from Persian پیشگیر.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baʃ.kiːr/, [baʃˈkiːr]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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بشكير (baškīrm (plural بشاكير (bašākīr))

  1. (regional) towel
    Synonym: منشفة (manšafe)

See also

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