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Zebaki¹

  • /zɛˈɓɑ.ki/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic زِئْبَق (ziʔbaq, “mercury”), presumably as a calque of the English.

proper noun

  1. Mercury (planet)

    Similar: Utaridi

zebaki²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Omani Arabic زَيبق (zēbaq), from Arabic زِئْبَق (ziʔbaq).

noun zebaki

  1. class ix mercury (chemical element)

In English

  • mercury silvery-coloured, metallic chemical element with the atomic number 80
  • Mercury planet

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

APA

zebaki. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/zebaki

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{zebaki_2026,
  title = {zebaki},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/zebaki},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}