بور

See also: ثور, توژ, پور, پوز, بوز, and تور

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ب و ر (b w r)
2 terms

Compare بَارَ (bāra, “to lie fallow”).

Adjective

بُور • (būr)

fallow, uncultivated
stagnant, waste-

Declension

Declension of adjective **بُور** (būr)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بُور būr	الْبُور al-būr	بُورَة būra	الْبُورَة al-būra
nominative	بُورٌ būrun	الْبُورُ al-būru	بُورَةٌ būratun	الْبُورَةُ al-būratu
accusative	بُورًا būran	الْبُورَ al-būra	بُورَةً būratan	الْبُورَةَ al-būrata
genitive	بُورٍ būrin	الْبُورِ al-būri	بُورَةٍ būratin	الْبُورَةِ al-būrati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بُورَيْن būrayn	الْبُورَيْن al-būrayn	بُورَتَيْن būratayn	الْبُورَتَيْن al-būratayn
nominative	بُورَانِ būrāni	الْبُورَانِ al-būrāni	بُورَتَانِ būratāni	الْبُورَتَانِ al-būratāni
accusative	بُورَيْنِ būrayni	الْبُورَيْنِ al-būrayni	بُورَتَيْنِ būratayni	الْبُورَتَيْنِ al-būratayni
genitive	بُورَيْنِ būrayni	الْبُورَيْنِ al-būrayni	بُورَتَيْنِ būratayni	الْبُورَتَيْنِ al-būratayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	?	?	بُورَات būrāt	الْبُورَات al-būrāt
nominative	?	?	بُورَاتٌ būrātun	الْبُورَاتُ al-būrātu
accusative	?	?	بُورَاتٍ būrātin	الْبُورَاتِ al-būrāti
genitive	?	?	بُورَاتٍ būrātin	الْبُورَاتِ al-būrāti

Etymology 2

Verb

بَوَّرَ • (bawwara) II (non-past يُبَوِّرُ (yubawwiru), verbal noun تَبْوِير (tabwīr))

to let lie fallow, to leave uncultivated, to leave unsown
to make unprofitable, to make useless

Conjugation

Conjugation of **بَوَّرَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَبْوِير*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَبْوِير tabwīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُبَوِّر mubawwir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُبَوَّر mubawwar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَوَّرْتُ bawwartu	بَوَّرْتَ bawwarta	بَوَّرَ bawwara	بَوَّرْتُمَا bawwartumā	بَوَّرَا bawwarā	بَوَّرْنَا bawwarnā	بَوَّرْتُمْ bawwartum	بَوَّرُوا bawwarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بَوَّرْتُ bawwartu	بَوَّرْتِ bawwarti	بَوَّرَتْ bawwarat	بَوَّرْتُمَا bawwartumā	بَوَّرَتَا bawwaratā	بَوَّرْنَا bawwarnā	بَوَّرْتُنَّ bawwartunna	بَوَّرْنَ bawwarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَوِّرُ ʔubawwiru	تُبَوِّرُ tubawwiru	يُبَوِّرُ yubawwiru	تُبَوِّرَانِ tubawwirāni	يُبَوِّرَانِ yubawwirāni	نُبَوِّرُ nubawwiru	تُبَوِّرُونَ tubawwirūna	يُبَوِّرُونَ yubawwirūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَوِّرُ ʔubawwiru	تُبَوِّرِينَ tubawwirīna	تُبَوِّرُ tubawwiru	تُبَوِّرَانِ tubawwirāni	تُبَوِّرَانِ tubawwirāni	نُبَوِّرُ nubawwiru	تُبَوِّرْنَ tubawwirna	يُبَوِّرْنَ yubawwirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَوِّرَ ʔubawwira	تُبَوِّرَ tubawwira	يُبَوِّرَ yubawwira	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	يُبَوِّرَا yubawwirā	نُبَوِّرَ nubawwira	تُبَوِّرُوا tubawwirū	يُبَوِّرُوا yubawwirū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَوِّرَ ʔubawwira	تُبَوِّرِي tubawwirī	تُبَوِّرَ tubawwira	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	نُبَوِّرَ nubawwira	تُبَوِّرْنَ tubawwirna	يُبَوِّرْنَ yubawwirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَوِّرْ ʔubawwir	تُبَوِّرْ tubawwir	يُبَوِّرْ yubawwir	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	يُبَوِّرَا yubawwirā	نُبَوِّرْ nubawwir	تُبَوِّرُوا tubawwirū	يُبَوِّرُوا yubawwirū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَوِّرْ ʔubawwir	تُبَوِّرِي tubawwirī	تُبَوِّرْ tubawwir	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	تُبَوِّرَا tubawwirā	نُبَوِّرْ nubawwir	تُبَوِّرْنَ tubawwirna	يُبَوِّرْنَ yubawwirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَوِّرْ bawwir		بَوِّرَا bawwirā			بَوِّرُوا bawwirū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		بَوِّرِي bawwirī		بَوِّرَا bawwirā			بَوِّرْنَ bawwirna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُوِّرْتُ buwwirtu	بُوِّرْتَ buwwirta	بُوِّرَ buwwira	بُوِّرْتُمَا buwwirtumā	بُوِّرَا buwwirā	بُوِّرْنَا buwwirnā	بُوِّرْتُمْ buwwirtum	بُوِّرُوا buwwirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بُوِّرْتُ buwwirtu	بُوِّرْتِ buwwirti	بُوِّرَتْ buwwirat	بُوِّرْتُمَا buwwirtumā	بُوِّرَتَا buwwiratā	بُوِّرْنَا buwwirnā	بُوِّرْتُنَّ buwwirtunna	بُوِّرْنَ buwwirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَوَّرُ ʔubawwaru	تُبَوَّرُ tubawwaru	يُبَوَّرُ yubawwaru	تُبَوَّرَانِ tubawwarāni	يُبَوَّرَانِ yubawwarāni	نُبَوَّرُ nubawwaru	تُبَوَّرُونَ tubawwarūna	يُبَوَّرُونَ yubawwarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَوَّرُ ʔubawwaru	تُبَوَّرِينَ tubawwarīna	تُبَوَّرُ tubawwaru	تُبَوَّرَانِ tubawwarāni	تُبَوَّرَانِ tubawwarāni	نُبَوَّرُ nubawwaru	تُبَوَّرْنَ tubawwarna	يُبَوَّرْنَ yubawwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَوَّرَ ʔubawwara	تُبَوَّرَ tubawwara	يُبَوَّرَ yubawwara	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	يُبَوَّرَا yubawwarā	نُبَوَّرَ nubawwara	تُبَوَّرُوا tubawwarū	يُبَوَّرُوا yubawwarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَوَّرَ ʔubawwara	تُبَوَّرِي tubawwarī	تُبَوَّرَ tubawwara	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	نُبَوَّرَ nubawwara	تُبَوَّرْنَ tubawwarna	يُبَوَّرْنَ yubawwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَوَّرْ ʔubawwar	تُبَوَّرْ tubawwar	يُبَوَّرْ yubawwar	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	يُبَوَّرَا yubawwarā	نُبَوَّرْ nubawwar	تُبَوَّرُوا tubawwarū	يُبَوَّرُوا yubawwarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَوَّرْ ʔubawwar	تُبَوَّرِي tubawwarī	تُبَوَّرْ tubawwar	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	تُبَوَّرَا tubawwarā	نُبَوَّرْ nubawwar	تُبَوَّرْنَ tubawwarna	يُبَوَّرْنَ yubawwarna

Etymology 3

Noun

بَوْر • (bawr) m

verbal noun of بَارَ (bāra) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun **بَوْر** (bawr)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَوْر bawr	الْبَوْر al-bawr	بَوْر bawr
nominative	بَوْرٌ bawrun	الْبَوْرُ al-bawru	بَوْرُ bawru
accusative	بَوْرًا bawran	الْبَوْرَ al-bawra	بَوْرَ bawra
genitive	بَوْرٍ bawrin	الْبَوْرِ al-bawri	بَوْرِ bawri

Etymology 4

Proper noun

بُور • (būr) ?

Bor (a city in South Sudan)

Etymology 5

From French port.

Noun

بُور • (būr)

synonym of مَرْفَأ (marfaʔ, “port, harbor”) used only in place names

Derived terms

بُورْسَعِيد (būrsaʕīd, “Port Said”)
بُور سُودَان (būr sūdān, “Port Sudan”)

Kalami

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Sanskrit वोड्र (voḍra)?

Kalami بور

Possibly from Sanskrit वोड्र (voḍra, “kind of snake”).

Pronunciation

Tone class: H
IPA^(key): /bóːɾ/

Noun

بور (bōr) m

lion, tiger

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Sanskrit ब॒धि॒र (badhirá)

Kalami بور

Inherited from Sanskrit ब॒धि॒र (badhirá).

Pronunciation

Tone class: H(L)
IPA^(key): /bóːɾ/

Adjective

بور (bōr) m

deaf

References

Baart, Joan L. G. (1997), “bōr”, in The sounds and tones of Kalam Kohistani: with wordlist and texts (Studies in Languages of Northern Pakistan; 1)‎^[1], National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University; Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 82

Khalaj

Adjective

بور (bûor)

Arabic spelling of bûor (“nut-brown”)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic بُور (būr).

Adjective

بور • (bur)

(of land) unfit for cultivation; waste-
useless

Etymology 2

From Persian .

Adjective

بور • (bur)

roan

Etymology 3

From French bore.

Noun

بور • (bor)

boron

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “بور”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 282
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “بور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 393

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (bwl /⁠bōr⁠/, “reddish-brown, bay [horse]”), from Proto-Iranian *buHráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰruHrás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”).

Cognate with Ossetian бур (bur, “yellow”), Northern Kurdish bor (“grey”) and the Old Armenian loanword բորենի (boreni, “hyena”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈboːr/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [boːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [boːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bʊːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [buːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɵɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bōr
Dari reading^?	bōr
Iranian reading^?	bur
Tajik reading^?	bür

Adjective


Iranian Persian	بور
Dari	بور
Tajik	бӯр

بور • (bur)

fair, blonde
reddish brown, bay
(dialectal) brown

Descendants

→ Khalaj: bûor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bore.

Noun

بور • (bor)

boron

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from English bore.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /boːɾ/

Adjective

بور • (bor) (Hindi spelling बोर)

bored

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بور (bōr).

Adjective

بور (bōr) (noun)

suffering from boredom

Uyghur

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bor/

Etymology 1

From Chagatai بور (bor), from Proto-Turkic *bōr.^[1] Cognates with Bashkir бур (bur), Kazakh бор (bor), Tatar акбур (aqbur), aqbur, Uzbek boʻr.

Noun

بور • (bor) (plural بورلار (borlar))

chalk
Synonym: ئاقبور (aqbor)

Etymology 2

Chemical element
B
Previous: بېرىللىي (bërilliy) (Be)
Next: كاربون (karbon) (C)

From Russian бор (bor).

Noun

بور • (bor) (plural بورلار (borlar))

(chemistry) boron

References

^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*bōr”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

سِفید (sefid)	خَاکِسْتَری (xâkestari), توسی (tusi)	سِیَاه (siyâh), مِشْکی (meški)
سُرْخ (sorx), قِرْمِز (ġermez); زِرِشْکی (zereški)	نَارِنْجی (nârenji); قَهْوِه‌ای (ġahve-i), بور (bur)	زَرْد (zard); کِرِم (kerem)
سَبْزِ لیمویی (sabz-e limuyi)	سَبْز (sabz)
آبیِ دَرْیَایی (âbi-ye daryâyi); سَبْزِ دودی (sabz-e dudi), فیروزِه‌ای (firuze-i)	لَاجْوَرْدی (lâjvardi)	آبی (âbi), سُرْمِه‌ای (sorme-i)
بَنَفْش (banafš); نیلی (nili)	سُرْخَابی (sorxâbi); اَرْغَوَانی (arġavâni)	صورَتی (surati)

سَفید (safēd)	خَاکِسْتَرِی (xākistarī), فولَادِی (fōlādī)	سِیَاه (siyāh), مُشْکِی (muškī)
سُرْخ (surx); قِرْمِزِی (qirmizī)	نَارَنْجِی (nāranjī); نَسْوَارِی (naswārī), بور (bōr), قَهْوَه‌یِی (qahwa-yī)	زَرْد (zard); کِرِیمِی (kirīmī)
سَبْزِ لِیمُویِی (sabz-i līmūyī)	سَبْز (sabz)	سَبْزِ آبِی (sabz-i ābī)
آبِیِ دَرْیَایِی (ābī-yi daryāyī); سَبْزِ دُودِی (sabz-i dūdī), فیروزَه‌یِی (fērōza-yī)	آسْمَانِی (āsmānī)	آبِی (ābī), آبِیِ تِیرَه (ābī-yi tīra)
بِنَفْش (binafš); نِیلِی (nīlī)	سُرْخَابِی (surxābī); اَرْغَوَانِی (arġawānī), بَانْجَانِی (bānjānī)	گُلَابِی (gulābī)

Arabic

Etymology 1

Adjective

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Noun

Declension

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Etymology 5

Noun

Derived terms

Kalami

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

References

Khalaj

Adjective

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Adjective

Etymology 2

Adjective

Etymology 3

Noun

References

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

Descendants

See also

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

Urdu

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Ushojo

Etymology

Adjective

Uyghur

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

References

Further reading