Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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عُشَار (ʕušārm

  1. alternative form of عُشَر (ʕušar, Calotropis gen. et spp.)
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Etymology 2

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Adverb

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عُشَارَ (ʕušāra)

  1. ten at a time, in a group of ten, in tens

Etymology 3

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Occupational noun from the root ع ش ر (ʕ-š-r).

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عَشَّار (ʕaššārm (plural عَشَّارُون (ʕaššārūn))

  1. tither, publican, who collects tithes or other levies
    مَثَلُ الْفَرِيسِيِّ وَالْعَشَّارِ
    maṯalu l-farīsiyyi wa-l-ʕaššāri
    The parable of the Pharisee and the publican
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Etymology 4

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From the root ع ش ر (ʕ-š-r). Pregnancy of the Arabian camel lasts 390 days, so after ten months a she-camel is called so.

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عِشَار (ʕišārf pl (collective, singulative عُشَرَاء f (ʕušarāʔ))

  1. full-term she-camels
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 81:4:
      وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
      wa-ʔiḏā l-ʕišāru ʕuṭṭilat
      And when full-term she-camels are neglected.
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Etymology 5

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From Persian آچار (âčâr).

Noun

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عُشَّار (ʕuššārm

  1. (Yemen) pickles
    • 2015 September 21, “ar: طريقة عمل العشار اليمني”, in Ṭarīqa[1]:
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