کبریت
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt, “sulfur, match”), from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא (kiḇrīṯā) / ܟܶܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ (kĕḇrīṯā, “sulfur”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, “sulfur; firebrand”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /kʰib.ˈɾiːt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɪb.ɾiːt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲeb.ɹiːt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰib.ɾit̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kibrīt |
| Dari reading? | kibrīt |
| Iranian reading? | kebrit |
| Tajik reading? | kibrit |
Noun
کبریت • (kebrit) (plural کبریتها (kebrit-hâ))
- match, matchstick
- sulfur, brimstone
- Synonym: گوگرد (gugerd)
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian کبریت (kibrīt), from Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kɪb.ɾiːt̪/
Noun
کِبْرِیت • (kibrīt) m (Hindi spelling किब्रीत)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | کِبْرِیت (kibrīt) | کِبْرِیت (kibrīt) |
| oblique | کِبْرِیت (kibrīt) | کِبْرِیتوں (kibrītõ) |
| vocative | کِبْرِیت (kibrīt) | کِبْرِیتو (kibrīto) |
Synonyms
- گندھک (gandhak)
References
- “کبریت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “کبریت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کبریت”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- John Shakespear (1834) “کبریت”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC