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Is this information correct? "The Arabic word bararat [بهارات] is an archaic plural to bahar [بهار] “spice” and thus means “the spices” so the bararat blend is just “the (canonical) spice mixture”."
The plural is correct but not archaic. I wonder about the Indian etymology though - I'm tempted to remove that, as it's unsourced and seems a little far fetched to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slougi (talk • contribs) 17:59, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It has nothing to do with Bharat, the name of India. The suffix -āt in Arabic is the regular feminine plural ending. The base word bahār 'spice', without the plural suffix, is obviously not derived from "Bharat." If you're going to make up a whimsical etymology based on a chance resemblance, use the base word: in that case you could say the Arabic word for spice came from the Indian state of Bihar (which would be equally inane). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johanna-Hypatia (talk • contribs) 09:46, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
@Mvolz readded this debunked etymology a month ago with an absolutely terrible source.
Compare wiktionary:『Borrowed from Arabic بَهَارَات (bahārāt), plural of بَهَار (bahār, “spring”). Derived from Persian بهار (bahâr) in the sense of blossoms and foliage, as a great many spices are cultivated from the leaves of various plants and herbs.』2600:8807:4D88:8C00:69D0:E7E1:1939:7FF1 (talk) 23:14, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Is this correct? "Baharat is mainly used for mutton dishes; most commonly, the mixture is shortly fried in oil or clarified butter to intensify the fragrance." Badagnani (talk) 04:05, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
