"almirah" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /alˈmaɪɹə/ [UK] Audio: En-us-almirah.oga Forms: almirahs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani الماری / अलमारी (almārī) from Portuguese armário, from Latin armarium. Doublet of ambry, armarium, and armoire. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{der|en|pt|armário}} Portuguese armário, {{der|en|la|armarium}} Latin armarium, {{doublet|en|ambry|armarium|armoire}} Doublet of ambry, armarium, and armoire Head templates: {{en-noun}} almirah (plural almirahs)
  1. (South Asia) Cupboard, cabinet or chest of drawers. Tags: South-Asia Categories (topical): Furniture Synonyms: almira, almyrah Translations (cupboard, cabinet, chest of drawers): আলমাৰি (almari) (Assamese), আলমারি (almari) (Bengali), اَلْمارِی (almārī) (Dari), अलमारी (almārī) [feminine] (Hindi), അലമാരി (alamāri) (Malayalam), ਅਲਮਾਰੀ (alamārī) [Gurmukhi, feminine] (Punjabi), المارِی [Shahmukhi, feminine] (Punjabi), அலமாரி (alamāri) (Tamil), اَلْماری (almārī) [feminine] (Urdu)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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