See also: پدر, تذر, بدر, and تدر

Arabic

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Etymology

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

Verb

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بَذَرَ (baḏara) I (non-past يَبْذُرُ (yabḏuru), verbal noun بَذْر (baḏr))

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

Conjugation

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Verb

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بَذَّرَ (baḏḏara) II (non-past يُبَذِّرُ (yubaḏḏiru), verbal noun تَبْذِير (tabḏīr))

  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

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Noun

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بَذْر (baḏrm (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

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References

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بَذْر (baḏr).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? baḏr
Dari reading? bazr
Iranian reading? bazr
Tajik reading? bazr

Noun

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بذر (bazr) (plural بذرها (bazr-hâ) or بذور (bozur))

  1. seed
    Synonyms: دانه (dâne), تخم (toxm)
    بذرهای کشاورزیbazr-hâ-ye kešâvarziagricultural seeds
    فروشگاه اینترنی بذرforušgâh-e interneti-ye bazronline seed shop

Further reading

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “بذر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic بَذْر (baḏr).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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بذر (bizrm (collective, singulative بذرة f (bizre), paucal بذرات (bizrāt), plural بذورات (bzūrāt))

  1. seeds

Usage notes

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

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