| Eastern Syriac : | ܫܵܘܪܵܐ | 
| Western Syriac : | ܫܳܘܪܳܐ | 
| Eastern phonetic : | ' šo: ra: | 
| Category : | noun | 
| [Science → Physical sciences] | |
| English : | 1) nitre / niter , saltpeter / saltpetre ; 2) lye , caustic soda ; | 
| French : | 1) le salpêtre , le nitrate de potassium / la nitre ; 2) la soude caustique , la lessive légère ; | 
| Dialect : | Eastern Syriac | 
Cf. ܫܘܿܪ
this masculine word is of Persian origin
mot masculin d'origine persane