زبرة

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ز ب ر (z-b-r)

Noun[edit]

زُبْرَة (zubraf (plural زُبَر (zubar))

  1. piece of iron
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:96:
      آتُونِي زُبَرَ الْحَدِيدِ حَتَّى إِذَا سَاوَى بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ ٱنْفُخُوا حَتَّى إِذَا جَعَلَهُ نَارًا قَالَ آتُونِي أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا
      ʔātūnī zubara al-ḥadīdi ḥattā ʔiḏā sāwā bayna ṣ-ṣadafayni qāla nfuḵū ḥattā ʔiḏā jaʕalahu nāran qāla ʔātūnī ʔufriḡ ʕalayhi qiṭran
      “Give me bits of iron.” Until he dumped equally high between the two mountain cuttings. He said: “Blow.” Till he made fire. He said: “Bring me molten copper I pour upon it.”

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Libyan Arabic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

زبرة (zubra)

  1. anvil