عنبر

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Arabic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, ambergris).

Noun

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عَنْبَر (ʕanbarm

  1. ambergris
  2. ellipsis of حُوت الْعَنْبَر (ḥūt al-ʕanbar, sperm whale, cachalot).
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Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: ənbər
  • Catalan: ambre
  • Hindustani:
  • Italian: ambra
  • Old French: ambre
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: ambar
  • Punjabi:
  • Ottoman Turkish: عنبر
  • Swahili: ambari

References

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  • Jacob, Georg (1886) Der Bernstein bei den Arabern des Mittelalters[1] (in German), Berlin: Carl Fraenkel

Etymology 2

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From Persian انبار (anbâr).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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عَنْبَر (ʕanbarm (plural عَنَابِر (ʕanābir))

  1. storeroom, stowage; depot; hangar
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Ottoman Turkish

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عنبر

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, ambergris).

Noun

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عنبر (ʿamber)

  1. ambergris, a solid, waxy, flammable substance produced in the intestines of the sperm whale
  2. (by extension) sperm whale, the largest of the toothed whales (Physeter macrocephalus)
    Synonyms: قادرغه بالغی (kadırga balığı), قاشالو (kaşalo)
  3. (in general) perfume, fragrance, anything delicious, fragrant, or exquisite to the sense of smell

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