بقار

See also: تفار

Arabic

Etymology 1

Occupational noun from the root ب ق ر (b-q-r).

Noun

بَقَّار • (baqqār) m (plural بَقَّارُون (baqqārūn), feminine بَقَّارَة (baqqāra))

1. somebody who slits
   1. grave-digger

      Synonym: حَفَّار (ḥaffār)

   2. a worker in iron, blacksmith

      Synonym: حَدَّاد (ḥaddād)

Declension

Declension of noun بَقَّار (baqqār)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقَّار baqqār	الْبَقَّار al-baqqār	بَقَّار baqqār	بَقَّارَة baqqāra	الْبَقَّارَة al-baqqāra	بَقَّارَة baqqārat
Nominative	بَقَّارٌ baqqārun	الْبَقَّارُ al-baqqāru	بَقَّارُ baqqāru	بَقَّارَةٌ baqqāratun	الْبَقَّارَةُ al-baqqāratu	بَقَّارَةُ baqqāratu
Accusative	بَقَّارًا baqqāran	الْبَقَّارَ al-baqqāra	بَقَّارَ baqqāra	بَقَّارَةً baqqāratan	الْبَقَّارَةَ al-baqqārata	بَقَّارَةَ baqqārata
Genitive	بَقَّارٍ baqqārin	الْبَقَّارِ al-baqqāri	بَقَّارِ baqqāri	بَقَّارَةٍ baqqāratin	الْبَقَّارَةِ al-baqqārati	بَقَّارَةِ baqqārati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقَّارَيْن baqqārayn	الْبَقَّارَيْن al-baqqārayn	بَقَّارَيْ baqqāray	بَقَّارَتَيْن baqqāratayn	الْبَقَّارَتَيْن al-baqqāratayn	بَقَّارَتَيْ baqqāratay
Nominative	بَقَّارَانِ baqqārāni	الْبَقَّارَانِ al-baqqārāni	بَقَّارَا baqqārā	بَقَّارَتَانِ baqqāratāni	الْبَقَّارَتَانِ al-baqqāratāni	بَقَّارَتَا baqqāratā
Accusative	بَقَّارَيْنِ baqqārayni	الْبَقَّارَيْنِ al-baqqārayni	بَقَّارَيْ baqqāray	بَقَّارَتَيْنِ baqqāratayni	الْبَقَّارَتَيْنِ al-baqqāratayni	بَقَّارَتَيْ baqqāratay
Genitive	بَقَّارَيْنِ baqqārayni	الْبَقَّارَيْنِ al-baqqārayni	بَقَّارَيْ baqqāray	بَقَّارَتَيْنِ baqqāratayni	الْبَقَّارَتَيْنِ al-baqqāratayni	بَقَّارَتَيْ baqqāratay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقَّارِين baqqārīn	الْبَقَّارِين al-baqqārīn	بَقَّارِي baqqārī	بَقَّارَات baqqārāt	الْبَقَّارَات al-baqqārāt	بَقَّارَات baqqārāt
Nominative	بَقَّارُونَ baqqārūna	الْبَقَّارُونَ al-baqqārūna	بَقَّارُو baqqārū	بَقَّارَاتٌ baqqārātun	الْبَقَّارَاتُ al-baqqārātu	بَقَّارَاتُ baqqārātu
Accusative	بَقَّارِينَ baqqārīna	الْبَقَّارِينَ al-baqqārīna	بَقَّارِي baqqārī	بَقَّارَاتٍ baqqārātin	الْبَقَّارَاتِ al-baqqārāti	بَقَّارَاتِ baqqārāti
Genitive	بَقَّارِينَ baqqārīna	الْبَقَّارِينَ al-baqqārīna	بَقَّارِي baqqārī	بَقَّارَاتٍ baqqārātin	الْبَقَّارَاتِ al-baqqārāti	بَقَّارَاتِ baqqārāti

Etymology 2

Occupational noun from بَقَر (baqar, “cattle”).

Noun

بَقَّار • (baqqār) m (plural بَقَّارُون (baqqārūn), feminine بَقَّارَة (baqqāra))

1. somebody who has many بَقَر (baqar) or sells them
2. (with the article) the star β Boötis

Declension

Declension of noun بَقَّار (baqqār)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقَّار baqqār	الْبَقَّار al-baqqār	بَقَّار baqqār	بَقَّارَة baqqāra	الْبَقَّارَة al-baqqāra	بَقَّارَة baqqārat
Nominative	بَقَّارٌ baqqārun	الْبَقَّارُ al-baqqāru	بَقَّارُ baqqāru	بَقَّارَةٌ baqqāratun	الْبَقَّارَةُ al-baqqāratu	بَقَّارَةُ baqqāratu
Accusative	بَقَّارًا baqqāran	الْبَقَّارَ al-baqqāra	بَقَّارَ baqqāra	بَقَّارَةً baqqāratan	الْبَقَّارَةَ al-baqqārata	بَقَّارَةَ baqqārata
Genitive	بَقَّارٍ baqqārin	الْبَقَّارِ al-baqqāri	بَقَّارِ baqqāri	بَقَّارَةٍ baqqāratin	الْبَقَّارَةِ al-baqqārati	بَقَّارَةِ baqqārati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقَّارَيْن baqqārayn	الْبَقَّارَيْن al-baqqārayn	بَقَّارَيْ baqqāray	بَقَّارَتَيْن baqqāratayn	الْبَقَّارَتَيْن al-baqqāratayn	بَقَّارَتَيْ baqqāratay
Nominative	بَقَّارَانِ baqqārāni	الْبَقَّارَانِ al-baqqārāni	بَقَّارَا baqqārā	بَقَّارَتَانِ baqqāratāni	الْبَقَّارَتَانِ al-baqqāratāni	بَقَّارَتَا baqqāratā
Accusative	بَقَّارَيْنِ baqqārayni	الْبَقَّارَيْنِ al-baqqārayni	بَقَّارَيْ baqqāray	بَقَّارَتَيْنِ baqqāratayni	الْبَقَّارَتَيْنِ al-baqqāratayni	بَقَّارَتَيْ baqqāratay
Genitive	بَقَّارَيْنِ baqqārayni	الْبَقَّارَيْنِ al-baqqārayni	بَقَّارَيْ baqqāray	بَقَّارَتَيْنِ baqqāratayni	الْبَقَّارَتَيْنِ al-baqqāratayni	بَقَّارَتَيْ baqqāratay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقَّارِين baqqārīn	الْبَقَّارِين al-baqqārīn	بَقَّارِي baqqārī	بَقَّارَات baqqārāt	الْبَقَّارَات al-baqqārāt	بَقَّارَات baqqārāt
Nominative	بَقَّارُونَ baqqārūna	الْبَقَّارُونَ al-baqqārūna	بَقَّارُو baqqārū	بَقَّارَاتٌ baqqārātun	الْبَقَّارَاتُ al-baqqārātu	بَقَّارَاتُ baqqārātu
Accusative	بَقَّارِينَ baqqārīna	الْبَقَّارِينَ al-baqqārīna	بَقَّارِي baqqārī	بَقَّارَاتٍ baqqārātin	الْبَقَّارَاتِ al-baqqārāti	بَقَّارَاتِ baqqārāti
Genitive	بَقَّارِينَ baqqārīna	الْبَقَّارِينَ al-baqqārīna	بَقَّارِي baqqārī	بَقَّارَاتٍ baqqārātin	الْبَقَّارَاتِ al-baqqārāti	بَقَّارَاتِ baqqārāti

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: بقار (bakkar)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic بَقَّار (baqqār, “cattle-dealer”).

Noun

بقار • (bakkar)

1. one whose occupation is with oxen, such as a cattle-drover or a cattle-dealer

   Synonym: صیغیرتماج (sığırtmaç)

2. (astronomy) Boötes, a circumpolar constellation of the northern sky

Derived terms

• بقاری (bakkari)

Further reading

• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “بقار”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[1], Vienna, columns 855–856
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بقار”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 373

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic بَقَّار (baqqār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəq.qɑːɾ/

Noun

بَقّار • (baqqār) m (Hindi spelling बक़्क़ार)

1. cattle trader, cattle dealer
2. blacksmith

   Synonym: لوہار (lohār)

References

• “بقار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “بقار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.