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Where does “كِبْرِيت” come from?

كِبْرِيت (Arabic) comes from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉.

كِبْرِيت (Arabic): sulfur, match

Definitions

  1. sulfur, match

Ancestry of “كِبْرِيت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicכִּבְּרִיתָא—
2Akkadian𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉—

Words derived from “كِبْرِيت”

  • كبرت
  • кибрит
  • kibrit
  • chibrit
  • کبریت
  • kiberiti
  • kubrit
  • كبريت
  • kıbrit
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