تباشیر

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Ottoman Turkish

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تباشیرلر

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Persian تباشیر (tebâšir, chalk, clay; bamboo sugar), ultimately from Sanskrit तवक्षीर (tavakṣīra, tabasheer).

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Noun

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تباشیر (tebâşir or tebeşir) (definite accusative تباشیری (tebeşiri), plural تباشیرلر (tebeşirler))

  1. tabasheer, a translucent, white substance obtained from the nodal joints of some species of bamboo
  2. chalk, a piece of chalk or processed gypsum that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic تَبَاشِير (tabāšīr), plural of تَبْشِيرَة (tabšīra).

Noun

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تباشیر (tebâşir)

  1. (uncountable) good news, glad tidings, something or someone pleasant, fortunate, or otherwise positive
    Synonym: مژده (müjde)
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