lira

lira · noun, noun¹

1. Hebrew · borrowed fromלִירָה
2. Greek · borrowed fromλίρα
3. Maltese · borrowed fromlira
4. Arabic · borrowed fromلِيرَة
5. Turkish · borrowed fromlira
6. Latin · derived fromlībra
7. Italian · borrowed fromlira
8. English todaylira

From Italian lira, from Latin lībra (partly via Turkish lira, Arabic لِيرَة (līra), Maltese lira, Greek λίρα (líra), and Hebrew לִירָה (lirá), all of which are originally from the Italian). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.

lira · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλύρα
2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromліра
3. English todaylira

From Ukrainian ліра (lira), ultimately related to the Byzantine lyra (Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)). Doublet of Lyra, lyra, and lyre.

lira · noun³

1. Latin · borrowed fromlīra“furrow”
2. English todaylira

From Latin līra (“furrow”).

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