dira

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dira^¹

/ˈɗi.ɾɑ/

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Borrowed from Arabic دِيرَة (dīra, “route”).

noun dira

class ix compass (instrument to determine cardinal directions)

Dira^²

proper noun

Pyxis

In English

compass instrument to determine cardinal directions

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"dira." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/dira. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"dira." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/dira.

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@misc{dira_2026,
  title = {dira},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/dira},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}