How to say "chalk" in Arabic

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Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

طَبْشُور

ṭabshūrטבשור

طبشور

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

גיר

girگِير

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Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta

طَبَاشِير
ṭabashīrטבאשיר

Cairo says ṭabashīr.

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قِطْعَة طَبْشُور
qiṭʿat ṭabshūrקטעת טבשור

a piece of chalk

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