Arabic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish cigarro (cigar), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /si.ɡaː.ra/, /si.d͡ʒaː.ra/

Noun edit

سِيجَارَة (sigāra, sijāraf (plural سَجَائِر (sagāʾir) or سَجَايِر (sagāyir))

  1. cigarette

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afar: sigaará
  • Saho: shigaará

References edit

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