قير

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قير

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Borrowed from Aramaic קִירָא / ܩܝܪܐ (qīrā, “bitumen; wax”) (also ܩܐܪܐ (qārā)), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇒𒉈 (/⁠qīru⁠/, “bitumen”); uncertain relation to Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”), Latin cēra (“wax”) which stem from an unknown substrate. Likely ultimately related to Akkadian 𒌋𒀜 (/⁠kīru⁠/, “kiln”) from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 (gir, “kiln”), which also gave rise to Aramaic גִירָא,ܓܝܪܐ (gīrā, “lime”), and Arabic جِير (jīr, “lime”), Northern Luri قیل (qil).

noun قِير · qīr · الْقِير · قِيرٌ

tar; asphalt

verb قَيَّرَ · qayyara · يُقَيِّرُ · تَقْيِير · مُقَيِّر

to tar, to asphalt

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"قير." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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قير. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B1

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"قير." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قير},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}