How to say "chalk" in Arabic
New wordMeaningchalk
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
طَبْشُور
ṭabshūrטבשור
طبشور
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
גיר
girگِير
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Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
طَبَاشِير
ṭabashīrטבאשירCairo says ṭabashīr.
In a phrase
قِطْعَة طَبْشُور
qiṭʿat ṭabshūrקטעת טבשורa piece of chalk