عنبر

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See also: عنتر

Arabic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”).

Noun

عَنْبَر • (ʕanbar) m

  1. ambergris
  2. ellipsis of حُوت الْعَنْبَر (ḥūt al-ʕanbar, “sperm whale, cachalot”).
Declension
Declension of noun عَنْبَر (ʕanbar)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَنْبَر
ʕanbar 		الْعَنْبَر
al-ʕanbar 		عَنْبَر
ʕanbar
Nominative عَنْبَرٌ
ʕanbarun 		الْعَنْبَرُ
al-ʕanbaru 		عَنْبَرُ
ʕanbaru
Accusative عَنْبَرًا
ʕanbaran 		الْعَنْبَرَ
al-ʕanbara 		عَنْبَرَ
ʕanbara
Genitive عَنْبَرٍ
ʕanbarin 		الْعَنْبَرِ
al-ʕanbari 		عَنْبَرِ
ʕanbari
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: ənbər
  • → Catalan: ambre
  • → Italian: ambra
  • → Old French: ambre
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عنبر
  • → Swahili: ambari

References

  • Jacob, Georg (1886) Der Bernstein bei den Arabern des Mittelalters‎ (in German), Berlin: Carl Fraenkel

Etymology 2

From Persian انبار (anbâr).

Alternative forms

Noun

عَنْبَر • (ʕanbar) m (plural عَنَابِر (ʕanābir))

  1. storeroom, stowage; depot; hangar
Declension
Declension of noun عَنْبَر (ʕanbar)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَنْبَر
ʕanbar 		الْعَنْبَر
al-ʕanbar 		عَنْبَر
ʕanbar
Nominative عَنْبَرٌ
ʕanbarun 		الْعَنْبَرُ
al-ʕanbaru 		عَنْبَرُ
ʕanbaru
Accusative عَنْبَرًا
ʕanbaran 		الْعَنْبَرَ
al-ʕanbara 		عَنْبَرَ
ʕanbara
Genitive عَنْبَرٍ
ʕanbarin 		الْعَنْبَرِ
al-ʕanbari 		عَنْبَرِ
ʕanbari
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَنْبَرَيْن
ʕanbarayn 		الْعَنْبَرَيْن
al-ʕanbarayn 		عَنْبَرَيْ
ʕanbaray
Nominative عَنْبَرَانِ
ʕanbarāni 		الْعَنْبَرَانِ
al-ʕanbarāni 		عَنْبَرَا
ʕanbarā
Accusative عَنْبَرَيْنِ
ʕanbarayni 		الْعَنْبَرَيْنِ
al-ʕanbarayni 		عَنْبَرَيْ
ʕanbaray
Genitive عَنْبَرَيْنِ
ʕanbarayni 		الْعَنْبَرَيْنِ
al-ʕanbarayni 		عَنْبَرَيْ
ʕanbaray
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَنَابِر
ʕanābir 		الْعَنَابِر
al-ʕanābir 		عَنَابِر
ʕanābir
Nominative عَنَابِرُ
ʕanābiru 		الْعَنَابِرُ
al-ʕanābiru 		عَنَابِرُ
ʕanābiru
Accusative عَنَابِرَ
ʕanābira 		الْعَنَابِرَ
al-ʕanābira 		عَنَابِرَ
ʕanābira
Genitive عَنَابِرَ
ʕanābira 		الْعَنَابِرِ
al-ʕanābiri 		عَنَابِرِ
ʕanābiri

References

Ottoman Turkish

عنبر

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”).

Noun

عنبر • (ʿamber)

  1. ambergris, a solid, waxy, flammable substance produced in the intestines of the sperm whale
  2. (by extension) sperm whale, the largest of the toothed whales (Physeter macrocephalus)
    Synonyms: قادرغه بالغی (kadırga balığı), قاشالو (kaşalo)
  3. (in general) perfume, fragrance, anything delicious, fragrant, or exquisite to the sense of smell

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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