"bahar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈhɑː(ɹ)/ Forms: bahars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: From Egyptian Arabic بهار (bahār) or other dialects, Arabic بُهَار (buhār). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|arz|بهار|tr=bahār}} Egyptian Arabic بهار (bahār), {{der|en|ar|بُهَار}} Arabic بُهَار (buhār) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bahar (plural bahars)
  1. (historical) A weight used in the 18th and 19th century in the Middle East and the East Indies, of no single standard but rather of varying sizes sometimes termed little bahars and great bahars. Tags: historical
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