عشر

Arabic

Numeral

عَشْر • (ʕašr) m (feminine عَشَرَة‎ (ʕašara))

  1. masculine of عَشَرَة‎ (ʕašara, “ten”)
Descendants
  • Maltese: għaxar
  • → Bengali: আসর (asor)

Numeral

عَشَرَ • (ʕašara) m (feminine عَشْرَةَ‎ (ʕašrata))

  1. -teen (in numerals 11–19, e.g. أَحَدَ عَشَرَ‎ (ʔaḥada ʕašara, “eleven”))

Etymology 3

Arabic numbers (edit)
 ←  9 ١٠
10
    Cardinal: عَشَرَة‎ (ʕašara)
    Ordinal: عَاشِر‎ (ʕāšir)
    Multiplier: عُشَارِيّ‎ (ʕušāriyy), مُعَشَّر‎ (muʕaššar)
    Distributive: عُشَارَ‎ (ʕušāra)
    Fractional: عُشُر (ʕušur), عُشْر (ʕušr)

From the root ع ش ر‎ (ʕ-š-r); compare عَشَرَة‎ (ʕašara, “ten”).

Noun

عُشُر or عُشْر • (ʕušur or ʕušr) m (plural أَعْشَار‎ (ʔaʕšār))

  1. one tenth
Declension
See also

Etymology 4

عُشَر – Calotropis procera
عُشَر – Calotropis gigantea

From the root ع ش ر‎ (ʕ-š-r), perhaps in the sense of association because the fibrous plant yields cordage for medicinal purposes.

Alternative forms

Noun

عُشَر or عُشْر • (ʕušar or ʕušr) m

  1. apple of Sodom (Calotropis procera) as well as crown flower (Calotropis gigantea), milkweed (the genus Calotropis, which has only these two species and Calotropis acia in India)
    Synonym: (Al-Andalus) تُرُنْجَان الثَعْلَب‎ (turunjān aṯ-ṯaʕlab)
Declension
Descendants
  • → French: ochar
  • → German: Oscher

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
 ←  9 ١٠
10
    Cardinal: عشرة‎
    Ordinal: عاشر‎
    Fractional: عشر

From Arabic عُشُر‎ (ʕušur).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕuʃr/, [ˈʕʊ.ʃ(o)r]
  • (file)

Noun

عشر • (ʕušr) m (plural عشار‎ (ʕšār) or أعشار‎ (ʾaʕšār))

  1. tenth (fraction)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَشْر‎ (ʕašr), feminine of عَشَرة‎ (ʕašara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaʃr/, [ʕaʃr]

Numeral

عشر • (ʕašr)

  1. construct state of عشرة‎ (ʕašara)
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