نفط

Signification (Anglais)

1. (uncountable) oil, petroleum, naphtha
2. (dated, uncountable) turpentine
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) a flammable mix used in war such as Greek fire
4. (countable, obsolete) a kind of cannon that projects such substance, lombard

Concepts

pétrole

naphte

kérosène

pétrole brut

or noir

Pétrole

Synonymes

بترول

زيت

Traductions

petroleum

petróleo

petrolio

petróleo

Erdöl

petrol

oil

petroli

petroleum

petrol

kerosene

Petroleum

petroleum

black gold

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/naftˤ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Aramaic נִיפְטָא (nip̄ṭā) / נַפְטָא (nap̄ṭā) / ܢܷܦܛܳܐ (nep̄ṭā) / ܢܱܦܛܳܐ (nap̄ṭā), from Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (napṭu, “naphtha”).