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كِير
blacksmith's bellows /ˈkiːr/
nounB1#1856 most common
Also: forge, smith's furnace, smith's hearth
Example sentences
هٰذا كِيرٌ.
This is a bellows.
يَنْفُخُ الحَدّادُ في الكِيرِ.
The blacksmith blows into the bellows.
يَشْتَعِلُ الفَحْمُ عِنْدَما يَعْمَلُ الكِيرُ.
The coal catches fire when the bellows works.
بِدونِ الكِيرِ لا يَستَطيعُ الحَدّادُ أنْ يَصهَرَ الحَديدَ.
Without the bellows the blacksmith cannot melt the iron.
شَبَّهَ النبيُّ الجَليسَ السَّوْءَ بِنافِخِ الكِيرِ الذي قد يَحرِقُ ثِيابَكَ.
The Prophet likened the bad companion to the bellows-blower who may burn your clothes.
في الوَرْشةِ القَديمةِ كانت أصواتُ الأكْيارِ تَملأُ المكانَ بينما يَطرُقُ الصُّنّاعُ الحَديدَ المُحمَّى.
In the old workshop the sounds of the bellows filled the place while the craftsmen hammered the heated iron.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كِيرٌ | أَكْيارٌ |
| Genitive | كِيرٍ | أَكْيارٍ |
| Accusative | كِيراً | أَكْياراً |
| Vocative | يا كِيرُ | يا أَكْيارُ |
Word family
Etymology
كِير is the blacksmith's bellows, and by extension the forge fire it feeds. The root is Semitic and hollow, appearing in words tied to heating and metalwork. It is best known from the hadith that compares a bad companion to the one who blows the bellows.
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