Etymology

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Today it means: An essential oil extracted from flowers. Full definition →

Persian عطر ← Arabic عِطْر
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromعِطْر“perfume”
  2. Persian · borrowed fromعطر“scent”
  3. English todayattar

Borrowed from Persian عطر (atr, “scent”), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).

Words from the same roots

Persianعطر all →

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