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زير

Root: زير

3 entries for this word

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Entry 1

زير II (mor.) to close (هـ a button)

Entry 2

زير zīr pl. ازيار azyār, زيار ziyār (eg., magr.) large, almost conical jar, made of porous clay, for storing water

Entry 3

زير zīr the highest string of stringed instruments (mus.) 389

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