بذر

See also: پدر‎, تذر‎, بدر‎, and تدر‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ذ ر‎ (b-ḏ-r). Possibly related to Aramaic בדר‎ (“to scatter, to disperse”).

Verb

بَذَرَ • (baḏara) I, non-past يَبْذُرُ‎‎ (yabḏuru)

  1. to seed
  2. to extend, reveal, circulate

Conjugation

Verb

بَذَّرَ • (baḏḏara) II, non-past يُبَذِّرُ‎‎ (yubaḏḏiru)

  1. to use something in wasteful manner; to use to no purpose, for inadequate result, extravagantly
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:26-27:
      ‏وَآتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا ۝ إِنَّ ٱلْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوا إِخْوَانَ ٱلشَّيَاطِينِ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ لِرَبِّهِ كَفُورًا‎
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  2. to gradually waste something

Conjugation

Noun

بَذْر • (baḏr) m (collective, singulative بَذْرَة‎ f (baḏra), plural بُذُور‎ (buḏūr) or بِذَار‎ (biḏār))

  1. seeds
  2. seed
  3. seedling
  4. (in the plural) pips, pits, (fruit) stones

Declension

References

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic.

Noun

بذر • (bazr)

  1. seed

Synonyms

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic بَذْر‎ (baḏr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bizr/, [ˈbi.z(ɪ)r]
  • (file)

Noun

بذر • (bizr) m (collective, singulative بذرة‎ f (bizre), paucal بذرات‎ (bizrāt), plural بذورات‎ (bzūrāt))

  1. seeds

Usage notes

The plural بذورات‎ (bzūrāt) is used referring to different types of seeds.

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