Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zir

/zɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: zir
IPA: /zɪɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

pron

Gender-neutral third-person singular accusative (object) pronoun, equivalent to singular them and coordinate with him and her.

det

Belonging to zir, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to singular their and coordinate with his and her.

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:zir."
"However, it soon became very lonely as none of Alice’s school friends could see zir anymore and they soon forgot all about zir."
"… just when it seemed like zie was beginning to get a handle on zir teapot and form normal relationships – although one could hardly call zir twice-weekly sexual encounters with the March Hare ‘normal’ …"

Etymology

From Arabic زِير (zīr).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: زِير

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /zɪɹ/
British English: /zɪə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

zirs (plural) zeer (alternative) hirself (reflexive)

Derived Forms

zirs zirself

Frequently Paired Words

ze zirs zirself

Synonyms

hir

Rhymes With

here year we're near clear hear career fear wear appear dear beer

Questions

How do you pronounce zir?: The recorded pronunciation is /zɪɹ/.
What does zir mean?: A large clay jug for storing water, common in Egypt and the Sudan since ancient times.
Where does zir come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce zir

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