زيت

Meaning

Noun

oil (all types of oil, edible, fuel, motor oil, etc.)

Verb

1. to oil, to lubricate, to grease
2. to add oil (to food)

Concepts

oil

lubricate

petroleum

Synonyms

زلق

نفط

شحم

زَيَّتَ

záit

Translations

Öl

olio

λάδι

aceite

olie

huile

óleo

oli

oleum

yağ

lubrificar

έλαιο

λιπαίνω

schmieren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zajt/

Etymology

A culture word borrowed from Aramaic זיתא / ܙܝܬܐ (zaytā).