jeera

English

Alternative forms

• zeera
• zira

Etymology

From Hindi जीरा (jīrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːɹə/

Noun

jeera (uncountable)

1. (India, cooking) Cumin.
   • 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 148:

     The vegetarian menu had [...] pizza speckled with jeera.

Related terms

• kala jeera (black cumin)

Finnish

Etymology

From Hindi जीरा (jīrā) through English jeera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːrɑ/, [ˈje̞ːrɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eːrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): jee‧ra

Noun

jeera

1. cumin, cummin (spice)

Declension

Inflection of jeera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		jeera	jeerat
genitive		jeeran	jeerojen
partitive		jeeraa	jeeroja
illative		jeeraan	jeeroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jeera	jeerat
accusative	nom.	jeera	jeerat
	gen.	jeeran
genitive		jeeran	jeerojen jeerain rare
partitive		jeeraa	jeeroja
inessive		jeerassa	jeeroissa
elative		jeerasta	jeeroista
illative		jeeraan	jeeroihin
adessive		jeeralla	jeeroilla
ablative		jeeralta	jeeroilta
allative		jeeralle	jeeroille
essive		jeerana	jeeroina
translative		jeeraksi	jeeroiksi
abessive		jeeratta	jeeroitta
instructive		—	jeeroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jeera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jeerani jeerani accusative nom. jeerani jeerani gen. jeerani genitive jeerani jeerojeni jeeraini rare partitive jeeraani jeerojani inessive jeerassani jeeroissani elative jeerastani jeeroistani illative jeeraani jeeroihini adessive jeerallani jeeroillani ablative jeeraltani jeeroiltani allative jeeralleni jeeroilleni essive jeeranani jeeroinani translative jeerakseni jeeroikseni abessive jeerattani jeeroittani instructive — — comitative — jeeroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jeerasi jeerasi accusative nom. jeerasi jeerasi gen. jeerasi genitive jeerasi jeerojesi jeeraisi rare partitive jeeraasi jeerojasi inessive jeerassasi jeeroissasi elative jeerastasi jeeroistasi illative jeeraasi jeeroihisi adessive jeerallasi jeeroillasi ablative jeeraltasi jeeroiltasi allative jeerallesi jeeroillesi essive jeeranasi jeeroinasi translative jeeraksesi jeeroiksesi abessive jeerattasi jeeroittasi instructive — — comitative — jeeroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jeeramme jeeramme accusative nom. jeeramme jeeramme gen. jeeramme genitive jeeramme jeerojemme jeeraimme rare partitive jeeraamme jeerojamme inessive jeerassamme jeeroissamme elative jeerastamme jeeroistamme illative jeeraamme jeeroihimme adessive jeerallamme jeeroillamme ablative jeeraltamme jeeroiltamme allative jeerallemme jeeroillemme essive jeeranamme jeeroinamme translative jeeraksemme jeeroiksemme abessive jeerattamme jeeroittamme instructive — — comitative — jeeroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jeeranne jeeranne accusative nom. jeeranne jeeranne gen. jeeranne genitive jeeranne jeerojenne jeerainne rare partitive jeeraanne jeerojanne inessive jeerassanne jeeroissanne elative jeerastanne jeeroistanne illative jeeraanne jeeroihinne adessive jeerallanne jeeroillanne ablative jeeraltanne jeeroiltanne allative jeerallenne jeeroillenne essive jeerananne jeeroinanne translative jeeraksenne jeeroiksenne abessive jeerattanne jeeroittanne instructive — — comitative — jeeroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jeeransa jeeransa accusative nom. jeeransa jeeransa gen. jeeransa genitive jeeransa jeerojensa jeerainsa rare partitive jeeraansa jeerojaan jeerojansa inessive jeerassaan jeerassansa jeeroissaan jeeroissansa elative jeerastaan jeerastansa jeeroistaan jeeroistansa illative jeeraansa jeeroihinsa adessive jeerallaan jeerallansa jeeroillaan jeeroillansa ablative jeeraltaan jeeraltansa jeeroiltaan jeeroiltansa allative jeeralleen jeerallensa jeeroilleen jeeroillensa essive jeeranaan jeeranansa jeeroinaan jeeroinansa translative jeerakseen jeeraksensa jeeroikseen jeeroiksensa abessive jeerattaan jeerattansa jeeroittaan jeeroittansa instructive — — comitative — jeeroineen jeeroinensa

Synonyms

• juustokumina
• roomankumina

See also

• kumina

Further reading

• “jeera”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02