papyrus
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papyrus
- /pəˈpaɪɹəs/
Rhymes with -aɪɹəs
Where it comes from
From Middle English papirus, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros), of unknown origin. Doublet of papyros.
noun papyri · papyruses · papyr
- A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
- A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
- A scroll or document written on papyrus.
Translations
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noun plant in the sedge family
| Español | papiro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파피루스 papiruseu |
| 日本語 | パピルス papirusu, カミガヤツリ kamigayatsuri |
| 中文 | 紙草 /纸草 zhǐcǎo, 紙莎草 /纸莎草 zhǐsuōcǎo, 莎草 suōcǎo |
| Português | papiro |
| Français | papyrus |
| Deutsch | Papyrus, Echter Papyrus, Papyrusstaude |
| Italiano | papiro |
| Ελληνικά | πάπυρος pápyros |
| Русский | папи́рус papírus |
| Tiếng Việt | cói |
| العربية | بَرْدِيّ bardiyy, كُولَان kūlān, كَوْلَان kawlān |
| עברית | גומא \ גֹּמֶא góme, פָּפִּירוּס papírus, גומא פפירוס \ גֹּמֶא־פָּפִּירוּס góme-papírus |
noun material made from this plant
| Español | papiro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파피루스 papiruseu |
| 日本語 | パピルス papirusu |
| 中文 | 紙草紙 /纸草纸 zhǐcǎo zhǐ, 莎草紙 /莎草纸 suōcǎo zhǐ |
| हिन्दी | पपाइरस papāiras |
| Português | papiro |
| Français | papyrus |
| Deutsch | Papyrus |
| Italiano | papiro |
| Ελληνικά | πάπυρος pápyros |
| Română | papirus |
| Русский | папи́рус papírus |
| Tiếng Việt | giấy cói |
| العربية | بَرْدِيّ bardiyy, بَرْدِيَّة bardiyya |
| עברית | פָּפִּירוּס papírus |
noun scroll or document written on this material
| Español | papiro |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 古代文獻 /古代文献 gǔdài wénxiàn |
| Português | papiro |
| Français | papyrus |
| Deutsch | Papyrus |
| Italiano | papiro |
| Русский | папи́рус papírus |
| العربية | بَرْدِيَّة bardiyya |
| עברית | פָּפִּירוּס papírus |
Talk about this word "papyrus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/papyrus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. papyrus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/papyrus "papyrus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/papyrus.Cite this
@misc{papyrus_2026,
title = {papyrus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/papyrus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
