عنبر

See also: عنتر

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕan.bar/

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, ambergris).

Noun

عَنْبَر (ʿanbar) m

  1. ambergris
  2. ellipsis of حُوت الْعَنْبَر (ḥūt al-ʿanbar, sperm whale, cachalot)
Declension

References

  • Jacob, Georg (1886) Der Bernstein bei den Arabern des Mittelalters, Berlin: Carl Fraenkel

Etymology 2

From Persian انبار (ambâr).

Alternative forms

  • أَنْبار (ʾanbār)

Noun

عَنْبَر (ʿanbar) m (plural عَنَابِر (ʿanābir))

  1. storeroom, stowage; depot; hangar
Declension

References

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