عشار

Arabic

Noun

عُشَار (ʿušār) m

  1. alternative form of عُشَر (ʿušar, Calotropis gen. et spp.)
Declension

Adverb

عُشَارَ (ʿušāra)

  1. ten at a time, in a group of ten, in tens

Etymology 3

Occupational noun from the root ع ش ر (ʿ-š-r).

Noun

عَشَّار (ʿaššār) m (plural عَشَّارُون (ʿaššārūn))

  1. tither, publican, who collects tithes or other levies
    مَثَلُ الْفَرِيسِيِّ وَالْعَشَّارِ
    maṯalu l-farīsiyyi wa-l-ʿaššāri
    The parable of the Pharisee and the publican
Declension

Etymology 4

From the root ع ش ر (ʿ-š-r). Pregnancy of the Arabian camel lasts 390 days, so after ten months a she-camel is called so.

Noun

عِشَار (ʿišār) f pl (collective, singulative عُشَرَاء f (ʿušarāʾ))

  1. full-term she-camels
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 81:4:
      وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
      wa-ʾiḏā l-ʿišāru ʿuṭṭilat
      And when full-term she-camels are neglected.
Declension

Etymology 5

From Persian آچار (âčâr).

Noun

عُشَّار (ʿuššār) m

  1. (Yemen) pickles
    • 2015 September 21, “طريقة عمل العشار اليمني”, in Ṭarīqa:
Declension
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