Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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]

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

بُخَار (buḵārm (plural أَبْخِرَة (ʔabḵira))

  1. vapor, fume
  2. steam

Declension edit

Descendants edit

References edit

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

Persian edit

Dari بخار
Iranian Persian
Tajik бухор

Etymology edit

From Arabic بُخَار (buḵār, steam, vapour).

Pronunciation edit

 

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

Noun edit

بخار (boxâr)

  1. steam, vapor

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

بخار (buxārm (Hindi spelling बुख़ार)

  1. fever, warmth, anger