See also: پدر, تذر, بدر, and تدر

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ب ذ ر (b-ḏ-r). Possibly related to Aramaic בדר (to scatter, to disperse).

Verb edit

بَذَرَ (baḏara) I, non-past يَبْذُرُ‎ (yabḏuru)

  1. to seed
  2. to extend, reveal, circulate

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

بَذَّرَ (baḏḏara) II, non-past يُبَذِّرُ‎ (yubaḏḏiru)

  1. to use something in wasteful manner; to use to no purpose, for inadequate result, extravagantly
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:26-27:
      وَآتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا ۝ إِنَّ ٱلْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوا إِخْوَانَ ٱلشَّيَاطِينِ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ لِرَبِّهِ كَفُورًا
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  2. to gradually waste something

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

بَذْر (baḏrm (collective, singulative بَذْرَة f (baḏra), plural بُذُور (buḏūr) or بِذَار (biḏār))

  1. seeds
  2. seed
  3. seedling
  4. (in the plural) pips, pits, (fruit) stones

Declension edit

References edit

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Etymology edit

From Arabic.

Noun edit

بذر (bazr)

  1. seed

Synonyms edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic بَذْر (baḏr).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bizr/, [ˈbi.z(ɪ)r]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Noun edit

بذر (bizrm (collective, singulative بذرة f (bizre), paucal بذرات (bizrāt), plural بذورات (bzūrāt))

  1. seeds

Usage notes edit

The plural بذورات (bzūrāt) is used referring to different types of seeds.