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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Aramaic קיתרא (qīṯārā), from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kithárā).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    قِيثَارَة (qīṯāraf (plural قِيثَارَات (qīṯārāt) or قَيَاثِير (qayāṯīr))

    1. (music) guitar

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    References

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    • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قيثارة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1073