cirə

== Azerbaijani == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Persian زیره (zira, “cumin”). ==== Alternative forms ==== zirə ==== Noun ==== cirə (definite accusative cirəni, plural cirələr) cumin anise (for distinction adi cirə, yalançı cirə) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Persian جیره (jira, “dietary allowance”), rarely also found in Ottoman Turkish جیره (cire, “ration of food”). ==== Noun ==== cirə (definite accusative cirəni, plural cirələr) ration, dietary allowance rate, quota (e.g. of daily work) ===== Declension ===== === References === Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “cirə”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb