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English word origin

Etymology of zir

From Arabic زِير (zīr).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A large clay jug for storing water, common in Egypt and the Sudan since ancient times.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Arabic زِير (zīr).

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Source etymology 2

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det

Belonging to zir, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to singular their and coordinate with his and her.

pron

Gender-neutral third-person singular accusative (object) pronoun, equivalent to singular them and coordinate with him and her.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Blend of z (“gender-neutral (as in ze)”) + i (“him/his”) + r (“her”).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Blend componentzen · gender-neutral (as in <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">ze</i>)
  • Blend componentien · him/his
  • Blend componentren · her
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