عطار

Arabic

Etymology

Occupational noun from عِطْر‎ (ʕiṭr, “perfume”) of the root ع ط ر‎ (ʕ-ṭ-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕatˤ.tˤaːr/

Noun

عَطَّار • (ʕaṭṭār) m (plural عَطَّارُونَ‎ (ʕaṭṭārūna), feminine عَطَّارَة‎ (ʕaṭṭāra))

  1. perfumer

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: əttar
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عطار‎ (attar, aktar)
  • → Persian: عطار‎ ('attâr)
    • → Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi: ਅੱਤਾਰ (attār)
      Shahmukhi: عطار‎ (attār)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَطَّار‎ (ʕaṭṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

عطار • (ʕaṭṭār) m (plural عطارين‎ (ʕaṭṭārīn), feminine عطارة‎ (ʕaṭṭāra))

  1. apothecary, a specialist in traditional medicine, herbs, and hygiene, or the store in which one finds such merchandise
    Synonym: حواي‎ (ḥawwāy)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ع ط ر‎
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَطَّار‎ (ʕaṭṭār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕatˤ.tˤaːr/

Noun

عطار • (ʕaṭṭār) m (plural عطارة‎ (ʕaṭṭāra), feminine عطارة‎ (ʕaṭṭāra))

  1. spice seller

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَطَّار‎ (ʕaṭṭār).

Noun

عطار • (attar, aktar)

  1. perfumer
  2. miscellaneous small dealer in simples, toys, stationery, etc.

Descendants

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.