bahar
/bəˈhɑː(ɹ)/
bahar noun: a weight used in the 18th and 19th century in the Middle East and the East Indies, of no single standard but rather of varying sizes sometimes termed little bahars and great bahars.
Noun
bahar (plural bahars)
Proper noun capitalized: Bahar
Bahar (plural Bahars)
- A surname from Arabic.
Forms of bahar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bahars |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Bahars |
Origin of bahar
From Egyptian Arabic بهار (bahār) or other dialects, Arabic بُهَار (buhār).
Borrowed from Arabic بَهَار (bahār, “spice, seasoning”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a spicer. It could also be a variant of Bahir.
Phrases with bahar
Words that rhyme with bahar
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- water bar
- char
- tar
- var
- AAR
- bazaar
- caviar
- lodestar
- Mullingar
- Myanmar
- scar
- ajar
- arr
- barre
- boudoir
- cigar
- cymar
- czar
- disbar
- gar
- guitar
- haar
- instar
- lar
- Loire
- noir
- NPR
- omar
- schwar
- their
- tl;dr
- tsar
- TTR
- upbar
- USSR
- yar
- -dar
- AGR
- alcazar
- armoire
- au revoir
- baignoire
- Bashar
- beaux-arts
- beer bar
- Berger Picard
- Bihar
- bête noire
Questions about bahar
- What does bahar mean?
- Bahar means a weight used in the 18th and 19th century in the Middle East and the East Indies, of no single standard but rather of varying sizes sometimes termed little bahars and great bahars.
- What part of speech is bahar?
- Bahar can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bahar?
- Bahar is pronounced /bəˈhɑː(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of bahar?
- The plural of bahar is bahars.
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