bazaar English · revision 367

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /bəˈzɑː(ɹ)/ ''(UK)''; /bəˈzɑɹ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|it|bazarra]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1995)^(RHWU) [[der|fa|بازار|tr=bāzār|t=market]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) The American Heritage Dictionary adds that English also took the word from Urdu ''bāzār''.^(AHD) Barnhart suggests an influence from an earlier French ''Bathzar'' (1432).^(Barnhart 1995) Etymonline traces the Persian word to Old Iranian ''*vaha-carana'' “sale, traffic”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ An Eastern market-place, usually a street of shops or stalls (1580s).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The OED has an isolated quotation from about 1340, while Barnhart and Etymonline date the word to the 1580s and Merriam-Webster to 1612.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) In the early 19th century the word was applied in Britain to fancy fairs imitating Eastern markets, especially sales for charity (1807),^(OED 1989) and to shops selling many kinds of goods.^(AHD)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * about 1340 – an Eastern market (single early quotation in the OED).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1588 – as ''bazar''.^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1803 – a market in an Eastern military camp.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1807 – a fancy fair for the sale of goods for charity.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A market of shops and stalls, especially in the Middle East or South Asia.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A shop selling a wide variety of goods.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A sale of assorted goods, often for charity.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}