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zira

zira is the alternative form of jeera.

Meaning of jeera

Noun

jeera (uncountable)

  1. (India) Cumin.
    • The vegetarian menu had [...] pizza speckled with jeera.2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 148

Proper noun capitalized: Zira

Zira

  1. (rare) A female given name.

Origin of zira

Uncertain.

Questions about zira

What does zira mean?
Zira means a female given name.
What is zira the alternative form of?
Zira is the alternative form of jeera.
What part of speech is zira?
Zira is a proper noun.

Words near zira in the dictionary

  1. ziqqurat
  2. ziqqurats
  3. ziqqurrat
  4. ziqqurrats
  5. zir
  6. zira
  7. Zirak
  8. Ziraks
  9. ziraleet
  10. ziraleets
  11. ziram

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: zira (page history and authors); Zira (page history and authors); jeera (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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