بقال

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See also: تقال and ثقال

Arabic

Etymology

Occupational noun from the root ب ق ل (b-q-l) of بَقْل (baql, vegetables, greens).

Noun

بَقَّال (baqqālm (plural بَقَّالُون (baqqālūn), feminine بَقَّالَة (baqqāla))

  1. greengrocer
  2. grocer
  3. oil merchant
  4. innkeeper

Declension

Descendants

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic بَقَّال (baqqāl, greengrocer).

Noun

بقال (bakkal)

  1. (originally) greengrocer, a person who sells vegetables and fruits
    Synonym: مناو (manav)
  2. (at present) grocer, a person who retails groceries

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Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَقَّال (baqqāl).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? baqqāl
Dari reading? baqqāl
Iranian reading? bağğâl
Tajik reading? baqqol

Noun

Dari بقال
Iranian Persian
Tajik баққол

بقال (baqqâl)

  1. grocer
  2. (original sense) greengrocer

Derived terms