SABIR

Etymology

Noun

sabir (plural sabirs)

a lingua franca

Anagrams

• Bairs, Särbi, abris, baris, rabis

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Sabir

(historical) An Italian-based pidgin language used as the lingua franca of Mediterranean trade from roughly the 11th to the 19th centuries.

Synonyms

• Lingua Franca, lingua Franca, lingua franca

• Mediterranean Lingua Franca, Mediterranean lingua franca

Etymology 2

Noun

Sabir (plural Sabirs)

(historical) A member of a (possibly Turkic) people or tribe who lived around the Caspian before the arrival of the Avars.

Proper noun

Sabir

The (probably Turkic) language spoken by these people.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Sabir

A male given name from Arabic.

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Sabir

A surname.

Etymology 5

Proper noun

Sabir

Any of several places in Azerbaijan.

Anagrams

• Bairs, Särbi, abris, baris, rabis

Source: Wiktionary



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