بخار

See also: تجاز‎, تجار‎, بحار‎, and تخار‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب خ ر‎ (b-ḵ-r), related to vapor. Compare with بَخَرَ‎ (baḵara, “to boil”), تَبَخَّر‎ (tabaḵḵar, “to evaporate, to perfume with incense”) and بُخُور‎ (buḵūr, “incense”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

بُخَار • (buḵār) m (plural أَبْخِرَة‎ (ʔabḵira))

1. vapor, fume
2. steam

Declension

Declension of noun بُخَار (buḵār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُخَار buḵār	الْبُخَار‎ al-buḵār	بُخَار buḵār
Nominative	بُخَارٌ buḵārun	الْبُخَارُ‎ al-buḵāru	بُخَارُ buḵāru
Accusative	بُخَارًا‎ buḵāran	الْبُخَارَ‎ al-buḵāra	بُخَارَ buḵāra
Genitive	بُخَارٍ buḵārin	الْبُخَارِ‎ al-buḵāri	بُخَارِ buḵāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُخَارَيْن‎ buḵārayn	الْبُخَارَيْن‎ al-buḵārayn	بُخَارَيْ‎ buḵāray
Nominative	بُخَارَانِ‎ buḵārāni	الْبُخَارَانِ‎ al-buḵārāni	بُخَارَا‎ buḵārā
Accusative	بُخَارَيْنِ‎ buḵārayni	الْبُخَارَيْنِ‎ al-buḵārayni	بُخَارَيْ‎ buḵāray
Genitive	بُخَارَيْنِ‎ buḵārayni	الْبُخَارَيْنِ‎ al-buḵārayni	بُخَارَيْ‎ buḵāray
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْخِرَة‎ ʔabḵira	الْأَبْخِرَة‎ al-ʔabḵira	أَبْخِرَة‎ ʔabḵirat
Nominative	أَبْخِرَةٌ‎ ʔabḵiratun	الْأَبْخِرَةُ‎ al-ʔabḵiratu	أَبْخِرَةُ‎ ʔabḵiratu
Accusative	أَبْخِرَةً‎ ʔabḵiratan	الْأَبْخِرَةَ‎ al-ʔabḵirata	أَبْخِرَةَ‎ ʔabḵirata
Genitive	أَبْخِرَةٍ‎ ʔabḵiratin	الْأَبْخِرَةِ‎ al-ʔabḵirati	أَبْخِرَةِ‎ ʔabḵirati

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: بخار‎ (buḵār)
• → Armenian: բուխարի (buxari)
• → Azerbaijani: buxar, buxarı
• Hindustani:
  • → Hindi: बुख़ार (buxār)
  • → Urdu: بخار‎ (buxār)
• → Georgian: ბუხარი (buxari)
  • → Bats: ბუხარ (buxar)
• → Persian: بخار‎ (boxâr)
• → Turkish: buhar

Persian

Dari	بخار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бухор

Etymology

From Arabic بُخَار‎ (buḵār, “steam, vapour”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bu.ˈxɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊ.xɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊ.xɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊ.xɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bu.xɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bo.xɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bu.χɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	buxār
Dari reading?	buxār
Iranian reading?	boxâr
Tajik reading?	buxor

• Rhymes: -âr

Noun

بخار • (boxâr)

1. steam, vapor

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُخَار‎ (buḵār, “steam, vapour”).

Noun

بخار • (buxār) m (Hindi spelling बुख़ार)

1. fever, warmth, anger