شعير

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Aramaic סְעַרְתָּא / ܣܥܪܬܐ (səʿārtā), Hebrew שְׂעוֹרָה (śəʿōrā), also meaning barley. From the root ش ع ر (š-ʕ-r) for its appearance of hairiness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ʕiːr/

Noun

شَعِير (šaʕīr) m (collective, singulative شَعِيرَة f (šaʕīra))

  1. barley
    • 7th century CE, Sunan Abī Dāwud, 23:24:
      الذَّهَبُ بِٱلذَّهَبِ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَٱلْفِضَّةُ بِٱلْفِضَّةِ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَٱلْبُرُّ بِٱلْبُرِّ مُدْيٌ بِمُدْيٍ وَٱلشَّعِيرُ بِٱلشَّعِيرِ مُدْيٌ بِمُدْيٍ وَٱلتَّمْرُ بِٱلتَّمْرِ مُدْيٌ بِمُدْيٍ وَٱلْمِلْحُ بِٱلْمِلْحِ مُدْيٌ بِمُدْيٍ
      aḏ-ḏahabu bi-ḏ-ḏahabi tibruhā waʕaynuhā wal-fiḍḍatu bi-l-fiḍḍati tibruhā waʕaynuhā wal-burru bi-l-burri mudyun bimudyin waš-šaʕīru bi-š-šaʕīri mudyun bimudyin wat-tamru bi-t-tamri mudyun bimudyin wal-milḥu bi-l-milḥi mudyun bimudyin
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Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: xgħir
  • Moroccan Arabic: شعير (šʕīr)
  • Mabaan: cayiira
  • Swahili: shayiri
  • Tigre: ሽዒር (šəʿir)
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