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”).
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بُخَار • (buḵār) m (plural أَبْخِرَة (ʔabḵira))
| 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 |
| Dari | بخار |
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| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | бухор |
Borrowed from Arabic بُخَار (buḵār, “steam, vapour”).
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | buxār |
| Dari reading? | buxār |
| Iranian reading? | boxâr |
| Tajik reading? | buxor |
بخار • (boxâr)
Borrowed from Arabic بُخَار (buḵār, “steam, vapour”).