bahar

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/bəˈhɑː(ɹ)/

noun

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.

“bahars of nutmeg”

OriginEgyptian Arabic بهار ← Arabic بُهَار →
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Meanings

bahar1

nounbahar (plural bahars)

plural bahars

  1. historicalA 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.

    bahars of nutmeg

    1 more example

    30 bahars of ivory

Bahar2

proper nounBahar (plural Bahars)

plural Bahars

  1. A surname from Arabic.

Origin

bahar · noun

  1. Arabicبُهَار
  2. Egyptian Arabicبهار
  3. Englishbahar

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

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Bahar · proper noun

  1. Arabicبَهَار“spice, seasoning”
  2. EnglishBahar

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bahar

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Anagrams

RahabRabhahabar
Cite this entry
APA

bahar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bahar

MLA

“bahar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bahar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bahar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bahar.

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