bahar
English edit
Etymology edit
From Egyptian Arabic بهار (bahār) or other dialects, Arabic بُهَار (buhār).
Noun edit
bahar (plural bahars)
- (historical) A weight used in the 18th and 19th century in the Middle East and the East Indies. yThere used to be little bahars and great bahars, but there was no single standard weight.
- 30 bahars of ivory
- bahars of nutmeg
Usage notes edit
According to Webster's 1913 dictionary, the weight varied from about 223 to 625 pounds.[1] However, according to a 1764 book by John Harris, it was 115 pounds avoirdupois.[2] According to the 1739 publication The Negociator's Magazine, in Sumatra it was 200 cattees[3] (standardized as 100 kg). The weight therefore seems to have differed per region, or even per product.
References edit
- ^ “bahar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ Navigantium Atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca
- ^ The Negociator's Magazine
Anagrams edit
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bahar (definite accusative baharı, plural baharlar)
Declension edit
Declension of bahar | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | bahar |
baharlar | ||||||
definite accusative | baharı |
baharları | ||||||
dative | bahara |
baharlara | ||||||
locative | baharda |
baharlarda | ||||||
ablative | bahardan |
baharlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | baharın |
baharların |
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish bajar, from bajo.
Verb edit
bahar
- to worsen or to have a diminishing effect on performance
Adjective edit
bahar
- characteristic of a decline in performance
Crimean Tatar edit
Noun edit
bahar (Cyrillic spelling баарь)
- Alternative spelling of baar
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | bahar | baharler |
genitive | baharniñ | baharlerniñ |
dative | baharge | baharlerge |
accusative | baharni | baharlerni |
locative | baharde | baharlerde |
ablative | baharden | baharlerden |
Hausa edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bahàr̃ f
Usage notes edit
In names of individual seas, sometimes fully low toned as bàhàr̃.
Descendants edit
- → Mwaghavul: bahar
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Arabic بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”).
Noun edit
bahar (first-person possessive baharku, second-person possessive baharmu, third-person possessive baharnya)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Sanskrit भार (bhāra). Cognate of Arabic بُهَار (buhār).[1]
Noun edit
bahar (first-person possessive baharku, second-person possessive baharmu, third-person possessive baharnya)
- (archaic) a measure of weight widely used in Southeast Asia
References edit
- ^ Mona Lohanda, Tom Hoogervorst, Marco Roling, Nurhayu Santoso (2018) VOC Glossary Indonesia, 1.4 edition, Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia (ANRI) and The Corts Foundation (TCF)
Further reading edit
- “bahar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Turkish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ottoman Turkish بهار (bahâr), from Persian بهار (bahâr, “spring, blossom”).
Noun edit
bahar (definite accusative baharı, plural baharlar)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | bahar | |
Definite accusative | baharı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | bahar | baharlar |
Definite accusative | baharı | baharları |
Dative | bahara | baharlara |
Locative | baharda | baharlarda |
Ablative | bahardan | baharlardan |
Genitive | baharın | baharların |
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Ottoman Turkish بهار (bahâr), from Arabic بَهَار (bahār, “spice”), from Classical Persian بهار (bahār, “blossom”).
Noun edit
bahar (definite accusative baharı, plural baharlar)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | bahar | |
Definite accusative | baharı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | bahar | baharlar |
Definite accusative | baharı | baharları |
Dative | bahara | baharlara |
Locative | baharda | baharlarda |
Ablative | bahardan | baharlardan |
Genitive | baharın | baharların |
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “bahar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu