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lire

Zêdetir bixwîne

Pircarînî

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/lis/

Ji Middle French mîras hatiye girtin

Ji Old French mîras hatiye girtin

Ji latînî mîras hatiye girtin

In summary

Inherited from Middle French lis, from Old French lis, generalised from the nominative singular and accusative plural of earlier lil, from Latin lilium. The final /s/ survives from the Middle French pausal pronunciation (as in fils, ours, os, tous, etc.), but fleur de lis was formerly also pronounced with /li/.