كبريت

العربية

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كبريت

/kib.riːt/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא (kiḇrīṯā) / ܟܶܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ (kĕḇrīṯā, “sulfur”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, “sulfur; firebrand”).

noun كِبْرِيت · kibrīt · الْكِبْرِيت · كِبْرِيتٌ

sulfur
match (device to make fire)

In English

sulfur element
match device to make fire
matchstick piece of wood

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MLA

"كبريت." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

كبريت. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA

Chicago

"كبريت." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كبريت},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}