شعيرة

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Arabic

Root
ش ع ر (š-ʕ-r)

Etymology 1

Diminutive of شَعْرَة (šaʕra).

Pronunciation

Noun

شُعَيْرَة (šuʕayraf (plural شُعَيْرَات (šuʕayrāt))

  1. (anatomy) capillary
Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

شَعِيرَة (šaʕīraf (plural شَعَائِر (šaʕāʔir))

  1. (Islam, religion) ritual, rite
Declension