See also: حصير

Ottoman Turkish

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حصیر

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَصِير (ḥaṣīr, mat).

Noun

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حصیر (hasır) (plural حصر)

  1. mat woven of rushes, palm-leaves, etc.
    Synonym: بوریا (burya)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: hasır

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَصِير (ḥaṣīr, mat).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? hasīr
Dari reading? hasīr
Iranian reading? hasir
Tajik reading? hasir

Noun

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Dari حصیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳасир

حصیر (hasīr) (plural حصیرها (hasīr-hâ) or حُصُر (hosor))

  1. mat woven of rushes, palm-leaves, etc.
    Synonym: بوریا (buriyâ)
    • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎[6]:
      قبه‌ای نیز عظیم بزرگ منقش به مینا چنان که صفت کرده آمد و در آنجا حصیرهایی مغربی انداخته و قندیل‌ها و مسرج‌ها جداجدا به سلسله‌ها آویخته است.
      qubba'ē nēz azīm buzurg munaqqaš ba mīnā čunān ki sifat karda āmad u dar ānjā hasīrhāyē mağribī andāxta u qandīlhā u masrajhā judā-judā ba silsilahā āwēxta ast.
      There is also a dome, grand and splendid and embossed with enamel as has been described, and inside, North African rush mats have been put down, and candles and lamps are hung from chains in pairs.