بهر

Arabic

Root
ب ه ر (b-h-r)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ha.ra/

Verb

بَهَرَ • (bahara) I, non-past يَبْهَرُ‎ (yabharu)

1. to allure, to blind, to seduce
2. to dazzle
3. to glimmer, to shine, to illuminate

   Synonyms: أَضاءَ (ʔaḍāʔa), تَأَلَّقَ (taʔallaqa)

   بَهَرَتِ ٱلشَّمْسُ ٱلْبِقَاعَ وَٱلسُّهُولَ ― baharati š-šamsu l-biqāʕa was-suhūla ― The sun illuminated the places and the plains.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَهَرَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun بُهُور)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						بُهُور buhūr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَاهِر bāhir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَبْهُور mabhūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَهَرْتُ bahartu	بَهَرْتَ baharta	بَهَرَ bahara		بَهَرْتُمَا bahartumā	بَهَرَا baharā		بَهَرْنَا baharnā	بَهَرْتُمْ bahartum	بَهَرُوا baharū
	f		بَهَرْتِ baharti	بَهَرَتْ baharat			بَهَرَتَا baharatā			بَهَرْتُنَّ bahartunna	بَهَرْنَ baharna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبْهَرُ ʔabharu	تَبْهَرُ tabharu	يَبْهَرُ yabharu		تَبْهَرَانِ tabharāni	يَبْهَرَانِ yabharāni		نَبْهَرُ nabharu	تَبْهَرُونَ tabharūna	يَبْهَرُونَ yabharūna
	f		تَبْهَرِينَ tabharīna	تَبْهَرُ tabharu			تَبْهَرَانِ tabharāni			تَبْهَرْنَ tabharna	يَبْهَرْنَ yabharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبْهَرَ ʔabhara	تَبْهَرَ tabhara	يَبْهَرَ yabhara		تَبْهَرَا tabharā	يَبْهَرَا yabharā		نَبْهَرَ nabhara	تَبْهَرُوا tabharū	يَبْهَرُوا yabharū
	f		تَبْهَرِي tabharī	تَبْهَرَ tabhara			تَبْهَرَا tabharā			تَبْهَرْنَ tabharna	يَبْهَرْنَ yabharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبْهَرْ ʔabhar	تَبْهَرْ tabhar	يَبْهَرْ yabhar		تَبْهَرَا tabharā	يَبْهَرَا yabharā		نَبْهَرْ nabhar	تَبْهَرُوا tabharū	يَبْهَرُوا yabharū
	f		تَبْهَرِي tabharī	تَبْهَرْ tabhar			تَبْهَرَا tabharā			تَبْهَرْنَ tabharna	يَبْهَرْنَ yabharna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِبْهَرْ ibhar			اِبْهَرَا ibharā				اِبْهَرُوا ibharū
	f		اِبْهَرِي ibharī							اِبْهَرْنَ ibharna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُهِرْتُ buhirtu	بُهِرْتَ buhirta	بُهِرَ buhira		بُهِرْتُمَا buhirtumā	بُهِرَا buhirā		بُهِرْنَا buhirnā	بُهِرْتُمْ buhirtum	بُهِرُوا buhirū
	f		بُهِرْتِ buhirti	بُهِرَتْ buhirat			بُهِرَتَا buhiratā			بُهِرْتُنَّ buhirtunna	بُهِرْنَ buhirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبْهَرُ ʔubharu	تُبْهَرُ tubharu	يُبْهَرُ yubharu		تُبْهَرَانِ tubharāni	يُبْهَرَانِ yubharāni		نُبْهَرُ nubharu	تُبْهَرُونَ tubharūna	يُبْهَرُونَ yubharūna
	f		تُبْهَرِينَ tubharīna	تُبْهَرُ tubharu			تُبْهَرَانِ tubharāni			تُبْهَرْنَ tubharna	يُبْهَرْنَ yubharna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبْهَرَ ʔubhara	تُبْهَرَ tubhara	يُبْهَرَ yubhara		تُبْهَرَا tubharā	يُبْهَرَا yubharā		نُبْهَرَ nubhara	تُبْهَرُوا tubharū	يُبْهَرُوا yubharū
	f		تُبْهَرِي tubharī	تُبْهَرَ tubhara			تُبْهَرَا tubharā			تُبْهَرْنَ tubharna	يُبْهَرْنَ yubharna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبْهَرْ ʔubhar	تُبْهَرْ tubhar	يُبْهَرْ yubhar		تُبْهَرَا tubharā	يُبْهَرَا yubharā		نُبْهَرْ nubhar	تُبْهَرُوا tubharū	يُبْهَرُوا yubharū
	f		تُبْهَرِي tubharī	تُبْهَرْ tubhar			تُبْهَرَا tubharā			تُبْهَرْنَ tubharna	يُبْهَرْنَ yubharna

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (bʾhl /⁠bahr⁠/, “share, portion”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bahɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɦɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɦɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæɦɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäɦɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	bahr
Dari reading?	bahr
Iranian reading?	bahr
Tajik reading?	bahr

Noun

بهر • (bahr)

1. share, portion
   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The tale of Suhrāb”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[1]:

     چو بر دشت مر رخش را یافتند
     سوی بند کردنش بشتافتند
     گرفتند و بردند پویان به شهر
     همی هر یک از رخش جستند بهر

     čū bar dašt mar raxš rā yāftand
     sōy-i band kardan-aš bištāftand
     giriftand u burdand pūyān ba šahr
     hamē har yak az raxš justand bahr

     When they found Rakhsh on the plain,
     They hastened to bind him.
     They took him and brought him to the city trotting,
     Each of them all sought their share of Rakhsh.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

2. sake; usually in از بهر (az bahr-e, “for the sake of”).

Further reading

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