بهار
Arabic
Etymology 1
Derived from Classical Persian بهار (bahār) in the sense of blossoms and foliage, as a great many spices are cultivated from the leaves of various plants and herbs.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ba.haːr/
Noun
بَهَار • (bahār) m (plural بَهَارَات (bahārāt))
- oxeye (Buphthalmum spp.)
- spice, seasoning
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَهَار bahār |
الْبَهَار al-bahār |
بَهَار bahār |
| nominative | بَهَارٌ bahārun |
الْبَهَارُ al-bahāru |
بَهَارُ bahāru |
| accusative | بَهَارًا bahāran |
الْبَهَارَ al-bahāra |
بَهَارَ bahāra |
| genitive | بَهَارٍ bahārin |
الْبَهَارِ al-bahāri |
بَهَارِ bahāri |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | بَهَارَيْن bahārayn |
الْبَهَارَيْن al-bahārayn |
بَهَارَيْ bahāray |
| nominative | بَهَارَانِ bahārāni |
الْبَهَارَانِ al-bahārāni |
بَهَارَا bahārā |
| accusative | بَهَارَيْنِ bahārayni |
الْبَهَارَيْنِ al-bahārayni |
بَهَارَيْ bahāray |
| genitive | بَهَارَيْنِ bahārayni |
الْبَهَارَيْنِ al-bahārayni |
بَهَارَيْ bahāray |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَهَارَات bahārāt |
الْبَهَارَات al-bahārāt |
بَهَارَات bahārāt |
| nominative | بَهَارَاتٌ bahārātun |
الْبَهَارَاتُ al-bahārātu |
بَهَارَاتُ bahārātu |
| accusative | بَهَارَاتٍ bahārātin |
الْبَهَارَاتِ al-bahārāti |
بَهَارَاتِ bahārāti |
| genitive | بَهَارَاتٍ bahārātin |
الْبَهَارَاتِ al-bahārāti |
بَهَارَاتِ bahārāti |
Derived terms
- بَهَار حُلْو (bahār ḥulw, “allspice”)
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: بهار (bhār)
- → Ottoman Turkish: بهار (bahar), պահար (bahar) — Armeno-Turkish
(via plural form بَهَارَات (bahārāt)):
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Urdu بھار (bhār) / Hindi भार (bhār).
Pronunciation
Noun
بُهَار • (buhār) m (plural بُهَارَات (buhārāt)) (obsolete)
- a dry measure (clarification of this definition is needed)
- a container of such a measure, a bag
- a weight measure varying according to place about 200 kilograms
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بُهَار buhār |
الْبُهَار al-buhār |
بُهَار buhār |
| nominative | بُهَارٌ buhārun |
الْبُهَارُ al-buhāru |
بُهَارُ buhāru |
| accusative | بُهَارًا buhāran |
الْبُهَارَ al-buhāra |
بُهَارَ buhāra |
| genitive | بُهَارٍ buhārin |
الْبُهَارِ al-buhāri |
بُهَارِ buhāri |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | بُهَارَيْن buhārayn |
الْبُهَارَيْن al-buhārayn |
بُهَارَيْ buhāray |
| nominative | بُهَارَانِ buhārāni |
الْبُهَارَانِ al-buhārāni |
بُهَارَا buhārā |
| accusative | بُهَارَيْنِ buhārayni |
الْبُهَارَيْنِ al-buhārayni |
بُهَارَيْ buhāray |
| genitive | بُهَارَيْنِ buhārayni |
الْبُهَارَيْنِ al-buhārayni |
بُهَارَيْ buhāray |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بُهَارَات buhārāt |
الْبُهَارَات al-buhārāt |
بُهَارَات buhārāt |
| nominative | بُهَارَاتٌ buhārātun |
الْبُهَارَاتُ al-buhārātu |
بُهَارَاتُ buhārātu |
| accusative | بُهَارَاتٍ buhārātin |
الْبُهَارَاتِ al-buhārāti |
بُهَارَاتِ buhārāti |
| genitive | بُهَارَاتٍ buhārātin |
الْبُهَارَاتِ al-buhārāti |
بُهَارَاتِ buhārāti |
Descendants
- → English: bahar
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “بهار”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 121
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 203
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “بهار”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 266.
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بَهَار (bahār), from Classical Persian بهار (bahār).
Pronunciation
Noun
بْهار • (bhār) (dual بْهارين (bhārēn), plural بْهارات (bhārāt))
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بَهَار (bahār), from Classical Persian بهار (bahār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.haːr/
Noun
بهار • (bahār) m (plural بهارات (bahārāt))
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- պահար (bahar) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian بهار (bahâr).
Noun
بهار • (bahar)
Derived terms
- بهارستان (baharistan, “spring season; park, garden”)
See also
| Seasons in Ottoman Turkish · موسملر (mevsimler, “seasons”) (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| بهار (bahar, “spring”) | یاز (yaz, “summer”) | گوز (güz, “autumn”) | قیش (kış, “winter”) |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic بَهَار (bahār).
Noun
بهار • (bahar)
Derived terms
- یڭیبهار (yeñibahar, “allspice”)
Related terms
- قارنبهار (karnabahar, “cauliflower”)
Descendants
- Turkish: bahar
- → Armenian: պահար (pahar)
- → Bulgarian: баха́р (bahár)
- → Georgian: ბაჰარი (bahari)
- → Greek: μπαχάρι (bachári)
- → Laz: ბეჲარი (beyari)
- → Macedonian: бахар (bahar)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → Crimean Tatar: baar
Persian
Alternative forms
- باهار (bâhâr)
Etymology
From Middle Persian whʾl (wahār), from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼 (v-a-h-r), from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, collective of *wáhr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wásr̥, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”).[1]
Cognate with Mazanderani وهار (vehār), Talysh اوسور (əvəsor), Laki وهار (whar), Zazaki wesar, Central Kurdish بەھار (behar). Other cognates include Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta), Old Armenian գարուն (garun), Latin ver, Ancient Greek ἔαρ (éar), Old Church Slavonic весна (vesna), Lithuanian vãsara, Old Norse vár.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ba.ˈhaːɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bä.ɦɑ́ːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bæ.ɦɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bä.ɦɔ́ɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bahār |
| Dari reading? | bahār |
| Iranian reading? | bahâr |
| Tajik reading? | bahor |
Noun
| Dari | بهار |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | баҳор |
بهار • (bahâr)
Related terms
- بهاری (bahâri)
- بهاره (bahâre)
- بهاران (bahârân)
- بهارستان (bahârestân)
Descendants
- → Armenian: բահար (bahar)
- → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܲܗܵܪ (bahār)
- → Azerbaijani: bahar
- → Bengali: বাহার (bahar)
- → Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡄࡀࡓ (bhar)
- → Hindustani:
- → Ottoman Turkish: بهار (bahar), պահար (bahar) — Armeno-Turkish
- → Punjabi: ਬਹਾਰ (bahār)
- → Sindhi: بهار (bahāra)
- → Uzbek: bahor
See also
| Seasons in Persian · فَصْل (fasl) (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| بَهار (bahâr, “spring”) | تابِسْتان (tâbestân, “summer”) | پاییز (pâyiz, “autumn”) | زِمِسْتان (zemestân, “winter”) |
Proper noun
بهار • (bahâr)
- a female given name, Bahar, from Middle Persian
References
- ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 264-5
Sindhi
Etymology
From Classical Persian بهار (bahār). Compare Urdu بہار (bahār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baɦɑːra]
Noun
بهار • (bahāra) f (Devanagari बहार)
See also
| Seasons in Sindhi · مندون (mundūn) (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| بهار (bahāra, “spring”) | اونهارو (ūnhāro, “summer”) | سرء (sarau, “autumn”) | سيارو (siāro, “winter”) |
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بَهَار (bahār), from Classical Persian بهار (bahār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bhaːr/, [bhɑːrˤ]
Audio (Bethlehem): (file)
Noun
بهار • (bhār) m (plural بهارات (bhārāt))