بور

See also: ثور, توژ, پور, پوز, بوز, and تور

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ب و ر (b w r)
2 terms

Compare بَارَ (bāra, “to lie fallow”).

Adjective

بُور • (būr)

fallow, uncultivated
stagnant, waste-

Declension

Declension of adjective **بُور** (būr)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بُور būr	الْبُور al-būr	بُورَة būra	الْبُورَة al-būra
nominative	بُورٌ būrun	الْبُورُ al-būru	بُورَةٌ būratun	الْبُورَةُ al-būratu
accusative	بُورًا būran	الْبُورَ al-būra	بُورَةً būratan	الْبُورَةَ al-būrata
genitive	بُورٍ būrin	الْبُورِ al-būri	بُورَةٍ būratin	الْبُورَةِ al-būrati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بُورَيْن būrayn	الْبُورَيْن al-būrayn	بُورَتَيْن būratayn	الْبُورَتَيْن al-būratayn
nominative	بُورَانِ būrāni	الْبُورَانِ al-būrāni	بُورَتَانِ būratāni	الْبُورَتَانِ al-būratāni
accusative	بُورَيْنِ būrayni	الْبُورَيْنِ al-būrayni	بُورَتَيْنِ būratayni	الْبُورَتَيْنِ al-būratayni
genitive	بُورَيْنِ būrayni	الْبُورَيْنِ al-būrayni	بُورَتَيْنِ būratayni	الْبُورَتَيْنِ al-būratayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	?	?	بُورَات būrāt	الْبُورَات al-būrāt
nominative	?	?	بُورَاتٌ būrātun	الْبُورَاتُ al-būrātu
accusative	?	?	بُورَاتٍ būrātin	الْبُورَاتِ al-būrāti
genitive	?	?	بُورَاتٍ būrātin	الْبُورَاتِ al-būrāti

Etymology 2

Verb

بَوَّرَ • (bawwara) II (non-past يُبَوِّرُ (yubawwiru), verbal noun تَبْوِير (tabwīr))

to let lie fallow, to leave uncultivated, to leave unsown
to make unprofitable, to make useless

Conjugation

Conjugation of **بَوَّرَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَبْوِير*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَبْوِير tabwīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُبَوِّر mubawwir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُبَوَّر mubawwar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَوَّرْتُ bawwartu	بَوَّرْتَ bawwarta	بَوَّرَ bawwara	بَوَّرْتُمَا bawwartumā	بَوَّرَا bawwarā	بَوَّرْنَا bawwarnā	بَوَّرْتُمْ bawwartum	بَوَّرُوا bawwarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بَوَّرْتُ bawwartu	بَوَّرْتِ bawwarti	بَوَّرَتْ bawwarat	بَوَّرْتُمَا bawwartumā	بَوَّرَتَا bawwaratā	بَوَّرْنَا bawwarnā	بَوَّرْتُنَّ bawwartunna	بَوَّرْنَ bawwarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَوِّرُ ʔubawwiru	تُبَوِّرُ tubawwiru	يُبَوِّرُ yubawwiru	تُبَوِّرَانِ tubawwirāni	يُبَوِّرَانِ yubawwirāni	نُبَوِّرُ nubawwiru	تُبَوِّرُونَ tubawwirūna	يُبَوِّرُونَ yubawwirūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَوِّرُ ʔubawwiru	تُبَوِّرِينَ tubawwirīna	تُبَوِّرُ tubawwiru	تُبَوِّرَانِ tubawwirāni	تُبَوِّرَانِ tubawwirāni	نُبَوِّرُ nubawwiru	تُبَوِّرْنَ tubawwirna	يُبَوِّرْنَ yubawwirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَوِّرَ ʔubawwira	تُبَوِّرَ tubawwira	يُبَوِّرَ yubawwira	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	يُبَوِّرَا yubawwirā	نُبَوِّرَ nubawwira	تُبَوِّرُوا tubawwirū	يُبَوِّرُوا yubawwirū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَوِّرَ ʔubawwira	تُبَوِّرِي tubawwirī	تُبَوِّرَ tubawwira	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	نُبَوِّرَ nubawwira	تُبَوِّرْنَ tubawwirna	يُبَوِّرْنَ yubawwirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَوِّرْ ʔubawwir	تُبَوِّرْ tubawwir	يُبَوِّرْ yubawwir	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	يُبَوِّرَا yubawwirā	نُبَوِّرْ nubawwir	تُبَوِّرُوا tubawwirū	يُبَوِّرُوا yubawwirū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَوِّرْ ʔubawwir	تُبَوِّرِي tubawwirī	تُبَوِّرْ tubawwir	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	نُبَوِّرْ nubawwir	تُبَوِّرْنَ tubawwirna	يُبَوِّرْنَ yubawwirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَوِّرْ bawwir		بَوِّرَا bawwirā			بَوِّرُوا bawwirū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		بَوِّرِي bawwirī		بَوِّرَا bawwirā			بَوِّرْنَ bawwirna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُوِّرْتُ buwwirtu	بُوِّرْتَ buwwirta	بُوِّرَ buwwira	بُوِّرْتُمَا buwwirtumā	بُوِّرَا buwwirā	بُوِّرْنَا buwwirnā	بُوِّرْتُمْ buwwirtum	بُوِّرُوا buwwirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بُوِّرْتُ buwwirtu	بُوِّرْتِ buwwirti	بُوِّرَتْ buwwirat	بُوِّرْتُمَا buwwirtumā	بُوِّرَتَا buwwiratā	بُوِّرْنَا buwwirnā	بُوِّرْتُنَّ buwwirtunna	بُوِّرْنَ buwwirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَوَّرُ ʔubawwaru	تُبَوَّرُ tubawwaru	يُبَوَّرُ yubawwaru	تُبَوَّرَانِ tubawwarāni	يُبَوَّرَانِ yubawwarāni	نُبَوَّرُ nubawwaru	تُبَوَّرُونَ tubawwarūna	يُبَوَّرُونَ yubawwarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَوَّرُ ʔubawwaru	تُبَوَّرِينَ tubawwarīna	تُبَوَّرُ tubawwaru	تُبَوَّرَانِ tubawwarāni	تُبَوَّرَانِ tubawwarāni	نُبَوَّرُ nubawwaru	تُبَوَّرْنَ tubawwarna	يُبَوَّرْنَ yubawwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَوَّرَ ʔubawwara	تُبَوَّرَ tubawwara	يُبَوَّرَ yubawwara	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	يُبَوَّرَا yubawwarā	نُبَوَّرَ nubawwara	تُبَوَّرُوا tubawwarū	يُبَوَّرُوا yubawwarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَوَّرَ ʔubawwara	تُبَوَّرِي tubawwarī	تُبَوَّرَ tubawwara	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	نُبَوَّرَ nubawwara	تُبَوَّرْنَ tubawwarna	يُبَوَّرْنَ yubawwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَوَّرْ ʔubawwar	تُبَوَّرْ tubawwar	يُبَوَّرْ yubawwar	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	يُبَوَّرَا yubawwarā	نُبَوَّرْ nubawwar	تُبَوَّرُوا tubawwarū	يُبَوَّرُوا yubawwarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَوَّرْ ʔubawwar	تُبَوَّرِي tubawwarī	تُبَوَّرْ tubawwar	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	نُبَوَّرْ nubawwar	تُبَوَّرْنَ tubawwarna	يُبَوَّرْنَ yubawwarna

Etymology 3

Noun

بَوْر • (bawr) m

verbal noun of بَارَ (bāra) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **بَوْر** (bawr)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَوْر bawr	الْبَوْر al-bawr	بَوْر bawr
nominative	بَوْرٌ bawrun	الْبَوْرُ al-bawru	بَوْرُ bawru
accusative	بَوْرًا bawran	الْبَوْرَ al-bawra	بَوْرَ bawra
genitive	بَوْرٍ bawrin	الْبَوْرِ al-bawri	بَوْرِ bawri

Etymology 4

Proper noun

بُور • (būr) ?

Bor (a city in South Sudan)

Etymology 5

From French port.

Noun

بُور • (būr)

synonym of مَرْفَأ (marfaʔ, “port, harbor”) used only in place names

Derived terms

بُورْسَعِيد (būrsaʕīd, “Port Said”)
بُور سُودَان (būr sūdān, “Port Sudan”)

Khalaj

Adjective

بور (bûor)

Arabic spelling of bûor (“nut-brown”)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic بُور (būr).

Adjective

بور • (bur)

(of land) unfit for cultivation; waste-
useless

Etymology 2

From Persian .

Adjective

بور • (bur)

roan

Etymology 3

From French bore.

Noun

بور • (bor)

boron

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بور”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 282
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 393

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (bwl /⁠bōr⁠/, “reddish-brown, bay [horse]”). Cognate with Ossetian бур (bur, “yellow”), Northern Kurdish bor (“grey”) and the Old Armenian loanword բորենի (boreni, “hyena”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈboːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [boːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [boːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bʊːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [buːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɵɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bōr
Dari reading^?	bōr
Iranian reading^?	bur
Tajik reading^?	bür

Adjective


Iranian Persian	بور
Dari	بور
Tajik	бӯр

بور • (bur)

fair, blonde
reddish brown, bay
(dialectal) brown

Descendants

→ Khalaj: bûor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bore.

Noun

بور • (bor)

boron

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from English bore.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /boːɾ/

Adjective

بور • (bor) (Hindi spelling बोर)

bored

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بور (bōr).

Adjective

بور (bōr) (noun)

suffering from boredom

Uyghur

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bor/

Etymology 1

From Chagatai بور (bor), from Proto-Turkic *bōr.^[1] Cognates with Bashkir бур (bur), Kazakh бор (bor), Tatar акбур (aqbur), aqbur, Uzbek boʻr.

Noun

بور • (bor) (plural بورلار (borlar))

chalk
Synonym: ئاقبور (aqbor)

Etymology 2

Chemical element
B
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From Russian бор (bor).

Noun

بور • (bor) (plural بورلار (borlar))

(chemistry) boron

References

^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bōr”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

سِفید (sefid)	خَاکِسْتَری (xâkestari), توسی (tusi)	سِیَاه (siyâh), مِشْکی (meški)
سُرْخ (sorx), قِرْمِز (ġermez); زِرِشْکی (zereški)	نَارِنْجی (nârenji); قَهْوِه‌ای (ġahve-i), بور (bur)	زَرْد (zard); کِرِم (kerem)
سَبْزِ لیمویی (sabz-e limuyi)	سَبْز (sabz)
آبیِ دَرْیَایی (âbi-ye daryâyi); سَبْزِ دودی (sabz-e dudi), فیروزِه‌ای (firuze-i)	لَاجْوَرْدی (lâjvardi)	آبی (âbi), سُرْمِه‌ای (sorme-i)
بَنَفْش (banafš); نیلی (nili)	سُرْخَابی (sorxâbi); اَرْغَوَانی (arġavâni)	صورَتی (surati)

سَفید (safēd)	خَاکِسْتَرِی (xākistarī), فولَادِی (fōlādī)	سِیَاه (siyāh), مُشْکِی (muškī)
سُرْخ (surx); قِرْمِزِی (qirmizī)	نَارَنْجِی (nāranjī); نَسْوَارِی (naswārī), بور (bōr), قَهْوَه‌یِی (qahwa-yī)	زَرْد (zard); کِرِیمِی (kirīmī)
سَبْزِ لِیمُویِی (sabz-i līmūyī)	سَبْز (sabz)	سَبْزِ آبِی (sabz-i ābī)
آبِیِ دَرْیَایِی (ābī-yi daryāyī); سَبْزِ دُودِی (sabz-i dūdī), فیروزَه‌یِی (fērōza-yī)	آسْمَانِی (āsmānī)	آبِی (ābī), آبِیِ تِیرَه (ābī-yi tīra)
بِنَفْش (binafš); نِیلِی (nīlī)	سُرْخَابِی (surxābī); اَرْغَوَانِی (arġawānī), بَانْجَانِی (bānjānī)	گُلَابِی (gulābī)

Arabic

Etymology 1

Adjective

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Noun

Declension

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Etymology 5

Noun

Derived terms

Khalaj

Adjective

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Adjective

Etymology 2

Adjective

Etymology 3

Noun

References

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

Descendants

See also

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

Urdu

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Ushojo

Etymology

Adjective

Uyghur

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

References

Further reading