hamira

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Etymology

From Arabic خَمِير (ḵamīr) or خَمِيرَة (ḵamīra).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

hamira (n class, plural hamira)

  1. leaven, yeast

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 94 Nr. 839
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