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bahar

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /bəˈhɑː(ɹ)/
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Arabic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Examples

  • 30 bahars of ivory
  • bahars of nutmeg

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَهَار (bahār, “spice, seasoning”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a spicer. It could also be a variant of Bahir.

From Egyptian Arabic بهار (bahār) or other dialects, Arabic بُهَار (buhār).