бар

See also: Бар and Appendix:Variations of "bar"

Languages (20)

Bashkir • Budukh • Bulgarian • Dolgan • Kazakh • Kumyk • Kyrgyz • Macedonian • Mongolian • Nogai • Ossetian • Russian • Serbo-Croatian • Southern Altai • Tajik • Tatar • Tuvan • Ubykh • Ukrainian • Yakut

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Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār (“there is/are, there exist(s)”).

Cognate with Uyghur بار (bar, “there exists”), Turkish var (“there exists”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɑɾ]
• Hyphenation: бар (one syllable)

Predicative

бар • (bar)

1. there is / there are, there exist; I/you have, s/he has, etc.

   Уйлаймын, тимәк мин бармын.

   Oylaymın, temäk men barmın.

   (I) think, therefore I exist.

   Биш минут ҡына ваҡытым бар.

   Beş menut qına waqıtım bar.

   I have only five minutes of time.

   Ауылда биш сутый ере бар.

   Awılda beş sotıy yiri bar.

   ((S)he) has 5 ares of land in the village.

   Ҡаҙағстанда ла аҙаш ауыл бар икән.

   Qaðağstanda la aðaş awıl bar ekän.

   As it happens, there is a village of the same name in Kazakhstan as well.

   Рәсәйҙә ауыл хужалығының киләсәге бармы?

   Räsäyðä awıl xojalığınıñ keläsägi barmı?

   Is there a future for agriculture in Russia?

   "Ни сәсһәң - шуны урырһың", тигән тапҡыр әйтем бар.

   "Niy säshäñ - şonı orırhıñ", tegän tapqır äytim bar.

   There is a shrewd adage which says "What you sow is what you will reap".

   Кем белә, бәлки, башҡа сәбәбе лә барҙыр.

   Kim bilä, bälkiy, başqa säbäbi lä barðır.

   Who knows, there might be another reason as well.

Determiner

бар • (bar)

1. all, every

   Бар мәғлүмәт тере шаһиттар ауыҙынан яҙып алынған.

   Bar mäğlümät tiri şahittar awıðınan yaðıp alınğan.

   All information has been recorded from the mouths of living witnesses.

   Бар көсөмдө башҡорт Википедияһына һалам.

   Bar küsümdü başqurt Wekipidiyahına halam.

   I put my every effort into the Bashkir Wikipedia.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Bible, Matthew 13:46:

     Ул бик ҡиммәтле матур ынйы тапҡас, ҡайтып бар мөлкәтен һатҡан да, шул ынйыны алған.

     Ol bek qemmätli matur ınyı tapqas, qaytıp bar mülkätin hatqan da, şol ınyını alğan.

     When he found a very valuable, beautiful pearl, (he) went home, sold all his belongings and bought that pearl.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Ural-batyr (Bashkir folk epic):

     Бар ҡоштарға баш булған Самрау атлы атам бар.

     Bar quştarğa baş bolğan Samraw atlı atam bar.

     I have my father named Samraw, who is the master of all birds.

Adjective

бар • (bar)

1. (introduces an attributive adjective phrase) with, which have/has...

   Үҙ яҙмаһы бар халыҡ.

   Öð yaðmahı bar xalıq.

   A people that has its own literary tradition.

Antonyms

• юҡ (yoq, “there is not”)

Derived terms

• ысынбарлыҡ (ısınbarlıq, “reality”)
• ни бары (niy barı, “only”)
• нисек бар, шулай (nesik bar, şolay, “as is”)

See also

• (past form) бар ине (bar eni)

Budukh

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Armenian *բարհ (*barh), the earlier form of բահ (bah), or together with it borrowed from an Iranian source.

Noun

бар • (bar)

1. wooden spade

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bar]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ar
• Homophone: Бар (Bar)

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Vulgar Latin *barra

Old French barrebor.

Middle English barre

English barbor.

Bulgarian бар

Borrowed from English bar.

Noun

бар • (bar) m

1. bar, pub

Declension

Declension of бар

	singular	plural
indefinite	бар bar	ба́рове bárove
definite (subject form)	ба́рът bárăt	ба́ровете bárovete
definite (object form)	ба́ра bára
count form	—	ба́ра bára

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight, burden”).

Noun

бар • (bar) m

1. bar (unit of pressure)

Declension

Declension of бар

	singular	plural
indefinite	бар bar	ба́рове bárove
definite (subject form)	ба́рът bárăt	ба́ровете bárovete
definite (object form)	ба́ра bára
count form	—	ба́ра bára

Anagrams

• раб (rab)

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bar-, compare Kyrgyz баруу (baruu).

Verb

бар • (bar)

1. to go

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	بار
Cyrillic	бар
Latin	bar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār.

Predicative

бар • (bar)

1. there is / there are, there exist; I/you have, he/she has, etc.

Determiner

бар • (bar)

1. all, every

Verb

бар • (bar)

1. active imperative of бару (baruw)

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār.

Predicative

бар • (bar)

1. there is / there are, there exist; I/you have, he/she has, etc.

   Акъчам таман чакъы бар. ― Aqçam taman çaqı bar. ― I have enough money.

Antonyms

• ёкъ (yoq)

Further reading

• Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “бар”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑr/

• Audio:

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Predicative

бар • (bar)

1. there is / there are, there exist

Antonyms

• жок (jok)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bar]

• Audio:

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Adverb

бар • (bar) (not comparable)

1. at least

Noun

бар • (bar) m (relational adjective барски)

1. bar (place)

Declension

Declension of бар

	singular	plural
indefinite	бар (bar)	барови (barovi)
definite unspecified	барот (barot)	баровите (barovite)
definite proximal	баров (barov)	баровиве (barovive)
definite distal	барон (baron)	баровине (barovine)
vocative	бару (baru)	барови (barovi)
count form	—	бара (bara)

Mongolian

Alternative forms

• барс (bars)

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *bars, a loanword from Proto-Turkic *bars (“leopard, large feline”) of unclear etymology.

Compare Dongxiang basi, Kazakh барыс (barıs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /par/

Noun

бар • (bar) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠷᠰ)

1. tiger
2. (astrology) tiger

Related terms

• бэрс (bers, “tigress”)

Nogai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār.

Verb

бар • (bar)

1. there is

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “бар”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Ossetian

Noun

бар • (bar)

1. right
2. permission

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995), Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bar]

• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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• Rhymes: -ar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bar.

Noun

бар • (bar) m inan (genitive ба́ра, nominative plural ба́ры, genitive plural ба́ров)

1. saloon, bar, snack bar
2. (technical) bar, jib

Declension

Declension of бар (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́р bár	ба́ры báry
genitive	ба́ра bára	ба́ров bárov
dative	ба́ру báru	ба́рам báram
accusative	ба́р bár	ба́ры báry
instrumental	ба́ром bárom	ба́рами bárami
prepositional	ба́ре báre	ба́рах bárax

Related terms

• су́ши-ба́р m (súši-bár)

Descendants

• → Buryat: баар (baar)
• → Mongolian:

  Mongolian script: ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷ (baɣar)

  Cyrillic script: баар (baar)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French barre.

Noun

бар • (bar) m inan (genitive ба́ра, nominative plural ба́ры, genitive plural ба́ров)

1. sandbar

Declension

Declension of бар (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́р bár	ба́ры báry
genitive	ба́ра bára	ба́ров bárov
dative	ба́ру báru	ба́рам báram
accusative	ба́р bár	ба́ры báry
instrumental	ба́ром bárom	ба́рами bárami
prepositional	ба́ре báre	ба́рах bárax

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French bar, from Ancient Greek βάρος (báros).

Noun

бар • (bar) m inan (genitive ба́ра, nominative plural ба́ры, genitive plural ба́ров)

1. (meteorology) bar (unit of pressure)

Declension

Declension of бар (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́р bár	ба́ры báry
genitive	ба́ра bára	ба́ров bárov
dative	ба́ру báru	ба́рам báram
accusative	ба́р bár	ба́ры báry
instrumental	ба́ром bárom	ба́рами bárami
prepositional	ба́ре báre	ба́рах bárax

Etymology 4

Noun

бар • (bar) m anim pl

1. genitive/accusative plural of ба́рин (bárin)

Anagrams

• раб (rab), бра (bra)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâːr/

Noun

ба̑р m inan (Latin spelling bȃr)

1. public house, bar

Declension

Declension of бар

	singular	plural
nominative	ба̑р	ба̏рови
genitive	бара	барова
dative	бару	баровима
accusative	бар	барове
vocative	баре	барови
locative	бару	баровима
instrumental	баром	баровима

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), coined circa 1900.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâːr/

Noun

ба̑р m inan (Latin spelling bȃr)

1. bar (unit of pressure)

Declension

Declension of бар

	singular	plural
nominative	ба̑р	ба̑ри
genitive	бара	бара
dative	бару	барима
accusative	бар	баве
vocative	бару	бари
locative	бару	барима
instrumental	баром	барима

Etymology 3

Clipping of ба̀рем.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâr/

Adverb

ба̏р (Latin spelling bȁr)

1. at least

   Synonym: ба̀рем

Etymology 4

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâːr/.

Noun

ба̑р m inan (Latin spelling bȃr) (regional)

1. foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

   Synonym: му̏ха̄р

2. pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)

   Synonyms: ко̀шћан, бѝсе̄рно про̏со

Declension

Declension of бар

	singular
nominative	бар
genitive	бара
dative	бару
accusative	бар
vocative	баре
locative	бару
instrumental	баром

References

• “бар”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “бар”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “бар”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “бар”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Southern Altai

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bār. Kazakh бар (bar), Kyrgyz бар (bar), Crimean Tatar bar, Kumyk бар (bar), Bashkir бар (bar), Tatar бар (bar), Azerbaijani var, Turkish var, Uzbek bor, Uyghur بار (bar), etc.

Predicative

бар • (bar)

1. there is / there are, there exist; I/you have, he/she has, etc.

Antonyms

• јок (ǰok)

Derived terms

• бары-јогым (barï-ǰogïm)

Further reading

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бар”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Compare Kyrgyz баары (baarı), Kazakh бәрі (bäri), Kumyk бары (barı), etc.

Determiner

бар • (bar)

1. all

References

• Verbickij, V. I. (1884), “бар”, in Словарь алтайского и аладагского наречий тюркского языка [Dictionary of Altaic and Aladag dialects of Turkic], Kazan, pages 244, 245

Tajik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bar/, [bäɾ]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upéri

Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári

Proto-Iranian *upári

Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬 (QDM /⁠abar⁠/)

Classical Persian بَر (bar)

Tajik бар

Inherited from Classical Persian بَر (bar).

Preposition

бар • (bar) (Persian spelling بر)

1. on
2. upon
3. onto

Etymology 2

Verb

бар • (bar)

1. present stem form of бурдан (burdan)

Derived terms

• -бар (-bar)

Tatar

Other scripts

Cyrillic	бар (bar)
Zamanälif	bar
Jaꞑalif	ʙar
Yaña imlâ	بار (bar)
İske imlâ	وار (war)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār (“there is/are, there exist(s)”).

Cognate with Bashkir бар (bar, “there exists”), Uyghur بار (bar, “there exists”), Turkish var (“there exists”).

Predicative

бар • (bar)

1. there is / there are, there exist; I/you have, s/he has, etc.

Determiner

бар • (bar)

1. all, every

Adjective

бар • (bar)

1. (introduces an attributive adjective phrase) with, which have/has...

Antonyms

• юк (yuq, “there is not”)

See also

• (past form) бар иде (bar ide)

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār (“there is, there are”). Cognate to Turkish var (“there is”).

Adjective

бар • (bar)

1. there is

   Soğok suğ bar be? ― Soğok suğ bar be? ― Have you got cold water? (literally, “Is there cold water?”)

Ubykh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bar]

Verb

бар • (bar)

1. to stumble

References

• Vogt, Hans (1963), Dictionnaire de la Langue Oubykh‎^[1] (in French), Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, page 88

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bar]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Noun

бар • (bar) m inan (genitive ба́ру, nominative plural ба́ри, genitive plural ба́рів, relational adjective ба́рний)

1. bar (business licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, or the counter of such an establishment)
2. bar (informal restaurant selling drinks and snacks)

Declension

Declension of бар
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бар bar	ба́ри báry
genitive	ба́ру báru	ба́рів báriv
dative	ба́рові, ба́ру bárovi, báru	ба́рам báram
accusative	бар bar	ба́ри báry
instrumental	ба́ром bárom	ба́рами báramy
locative	ба́рі bári	ба́рах bárax
vocative	ба́ре báre	ба́ри báry

Etymology 2

Noun

бар • (bar) m inan (genitive ба́ра, nominative plural ба́ри, genitive plural ба́рів)

1. (meteorology) bar (unit of atmospheric pressure)

Declension

Declension of бар
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бар bar	ба́ри báry
genitive	ба́ра bára	ба́рів báriv
dative	ба́рові, ба́ру bárovi, báru	ба́рам báram
accusative	бар bar	ба́ри báry
instrumental	ба́ром bárom	ба́рами báramy
locative	ба́рі bári	ба́рах bárax
vocative	ба́ре báre	ба́ри báry

Etymology 3

Noun

бар • (bar) m inan (genitive ба́ра, nominative plural ба́ри, genitive plural ба́рів)

1. (nautical) sandbar, shoal (sedimentary feature)

Declension

Declension of бар
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бар bar	ба́ри báry
genitive	ба́ра bára	ба́рів báriv
dative	ба́рові, ба́ру bárovi, báru	ба́рам báram
accusative	бар bar	ба́ри báry
instrumental	ба́ром bárom	ба́рами báramy
locative	ба́рі bári	ба́рах bárax
vocative	ба́ре báre	ба́ри báry

Further reading

• “бар”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “бар”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[2]
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “бар”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bar-. Compare Kyrgyz баруу (baruu).

Verb

бар • (bar)

1. (intransitive) (with dat.) to go (somewhere)

   Synonym: сырыт (sïrït)

2. (with abl.) to go away, to leave, to depart

   Synonym: таҕыс (tağïs)

   Antonyms: киир (kiir, “to enter”), хаал (qaal, “to stay”)

3. to go (well, badly, etc.)

   үлэ үчүгэйдик барар ― üle üčügeydik barar ― work is going well

4. (euphemistic) to go, to die
5. (as an auxiliary verb, following the -ан form of another verb)
   to start something, to go and do something

   үлэлээн бар ― üleleen bar ― to start working

   ааҕан бар ― aağan bar ― to start reading

6. (as баран, following the -ан form of another verb, and itself followed by another clause)
   (by extension from the above sense)
   after

   See synonyms at хойут (qoyut).

   этэн баран, өйдөөтүм ― eten baran, öydöötüm ― after I said it, I understood

Notice the range of senses (compare English go).

Antonyms

• кэл (kel, “to come”)

Derived terms

• барыы (barïï, “departure”)