كبریت

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See also: كبريت and کبریت

Ottoman Turkish

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كبریتلر

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt, sulfur), from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא (kiḇrīṯā), itself from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, sulfur, firebrand).

Noun

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كبریت (kibrit) (definite accusative كبریتی (kibriti), plural كبریتلر (kibritler))

  1. (chemistry) sulfur, a chemical element with an atomic number of 16
    Synonym: كوكورت (kükürt)
  2. match, a device made of wood or paper which ignites through friction

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