𐭥𐭠𐭰𐭠𐭫

Middle Persian

Alternative forms
  • wʾčʾr (/wāzār, wāčār/)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎺𐏃𐎠𐎨𐎼𐎴 (vahā-čarana, “market-walkabout”), probably from Proto-Iranian *wahā-čā̆rana- (“sell, traffic”) (compare Persian بها‎ (bahâ))— the first and latter elements whereof ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to buy, sell”) and *kʷel- (“to turn, revolve”) respectively.

Noun

𐭥𐭠𐭰𐭠𐭫 • (ʿʾcʾl /wāzār, wāčār/)

  1. market, bazaar

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