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zir.

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

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/zɪɹ/General-American/zɪɚ/General-American/zɪə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A large clay jug for storing water, common in Egypt and the Sudan since ancient times.

Where this word comes from

From Arabic زِير (zīr).

pron/zɪɹ/General-American/zɪɚ/General-American/zɚ/General-American/zɪə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Gender-neutral third-person singular accusative (object) pronoun, equivalent to singular them and coordinate with him and her.

    gender-neutral · nonstandard · objective · rare · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

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

det/zɪɹ/General-American/zɪɚ/General-American/zɚ/General-American/zɪə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Belonging to zir, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to singular their and coordinate with his and her.

    nonstandard · rare
Where this word comes from

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

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