kibrit

Meaning

  1. match (device to make fire)
  2. (archaic) sulfur

Synonyms

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/cib.ɾit/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish كبریت (kibrit), from Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt), from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא (kiḇrīṯā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, “sulfur, firebrand”).

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