Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ب خ ر (b-ḵ-r), related to vapor. Compare with بَخَرَ (baḵara, to boil), تَبَخَّر (tabaḵḵar, to evaporate, to perfume with incense) and بُخُور (buḵūr, incense).[1]

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Noun

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بُخَار (buḵārm (plural أَبْخِرَة (ʔabḵira))

  1. vapor, fume
  2. steam

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References

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  1. ^ Federico Corriente and Ignacio Ferrando (2005) Diccionario avanzado árabe: Tomo I: árabe-español, page 49,50

Persian

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Dari بخار
Iranian Persian
Tajik бухор

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بُخَار (buḵār, steam, vapour).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? buxār
Dari reading? buxār
Iranian reading? boxâr
Tajik reading? buxor

Noun

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بخار (boxâr)

  1. steam, vapor

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بُخَار (buxār), from Arabic بُخَار (buḵār, steam, vapour).

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Noun

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بُخَار (buxārm (formal plural بُخارات (buxārāt), Hindi spelling बुख़ार)

  1. fever
  2. steam; vapour; exhalation
  3. smoke
  4. anger; anguish

Declension

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Declension of بخار
singular plural
direct بُخَار (buxār) بُخَار (buxār)
oblique بُخَار (buxār) بُخَاروں (buxārō̃)
vocative بُخَار (buxār) بُخَارو (buxārō)

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