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zīra (=S. जीर), s.m. Cummin-seed;—pollen (of a flower):—zīra-ě-sufaid, s.m. White cummin, Cuminum cyminum:—zīra-ě-siyāh, s.m. Caraway-seed:—zīre-kāpānī, s.m. Cummin-water, solution of cummin-seeds; a mixture of ground cummin-seed, dry ginger, mint, assafœtida, dried green mangoes, salt, and chillies, dissolved in water (taken as a digestive).
Origin: Persian