Etymology

bahar

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Today it means: A weight used in the 18th and 19th century in the Middle East and the East Indies, of no single standard but rather of varying sizes sometimes termed little bahars and great bahars. Full definition →

Egyptian Arabic بهار ← Arabic بُهَار
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bahar · noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromبُهَار
  2. Egyptian Arabic · borrowed fromبهار
  3. English todaybahar

From Egyptian Arabic بهار (bahār) or other dialects, Arabic بُهَار (buhār).

Bahar · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromبَهَار“spice, seasoning”
  2. English todayBahar

Borrowed from Arabic بَهَار (bahār, “spice, seasoning”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a spicer. It could also be a variant of Bahir.

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