basar

See also: Basar and básár

Asturian

Verb

basar (first-person singular indicative present baso, past participle basáu)

1. (transitive) to base (have as its foundation or starting point)

Conjugation

Conjugation of basar

infinitive		basar
gerund		basando
past participle		m basáu, f basada, n basao, m pl basaos, f pl basaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	baso	bases	basa	basamos	basáis	basen
	imperfect	basaba	basabes	basaba	basábemos, basábamos	basabeis, basabais	basaben
	preterite	basé	basasti, basesti	basó	basemos	basastis, basestis	basaron
	pluperfect	basare, basara	basares, basaras	basare, basara	basáremos, basáramos	basareis, basarais	basaren, basaran
	future	basaré	basarás	basará	basaremos	basaréis	basarán
	conditional	basaría	basaríes	basaría	basaríemos, basaríamos	basaríeis, basaríais	basaríen
subjunctive	present	base	bases, basas	base	basemos	baséis	basen, basan
	imperfect	basare, basara	basares, basaras	basare, basara	basáremos, basáramos	basareis, basarais	basaren, basaran
imperative		—	basa	—	—	basái	—

Related terms

• base

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate to Malay besar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basar/
• Hyphenation: ba‧sar

Adjective

basar

1. big

Antonyms

• damit

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [bəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈzaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [baˈza]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian بازار (bâzâr, “market”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to buy”), maybe borrowed through French bazar (“bazaar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [bəˈzar]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [baˈzar]

Noun

basar m (plural basars)

1. bazaar

Etymology 2

From base (“base”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [bəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈzaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [baˈza]

Verb

basar (first-person singular present baso, first-person singular preterite basí, past participle basat)

1. to base

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of basar (first conjugation)

infinitive			basar
gerund			basant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		basat		basada
		plural		basats		basades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	baso	bases	basa	basem	baseu	basen
	imperfect	basava	basaves	basava	basàvem	basàveu	basaven
	future	basaré	basaràs	basarà	basarem	basareu	basaran
	preterite	basí	basares	basà	basàrem	basàreu	basaren
	conditional	basaria	basaries	basaria	basaríem	basaríeu	basarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	basi	basis	basi	basem	baseu	basin
	imperfect	basés	basessis	basés	baséssim	baséssiu	basessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	basa	basi	basem	baseu	basin
	negative (no)	—	no basis	no basi	no basem	no baseu	no basin

Further reading

• “basar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “basar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bazaar, ultimately from Persian بازار (bâzâr).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [baˈzaːr]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [bəˈzæːr]

Noun

basar m (plural basars)

1. bazaar
2. jumble sale

Mutation

Mutation of basar

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
basar	vasar	unchanged	pasar	fasar, vasar*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “basar” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 21

Danish

Noun

basar c (singular definite basaren, plural indefinite basarer)

1. bazaar

Inflection

Declension of basar

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	basar	basaren	basarer	basarerne
genitive	basars	basarens	basarers	basarernes

References

• “basar” in Den Danske Ordbog

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧sar
• IPA^(key): /baˈsaɾ/

Noun

basár

1. mayor

   Synonym: alkalde

Maltese

Root
b-s-r
6 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic بَصَرَ (baṣara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.sar/
• Rhymes: -asar

Verb

basar (imperfect jobsor, past participle mibsur, verbal noun bsir)

1. to foresee, foretell, predict

Conjugation

Conjugation of basar (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bsart	bsart	basar	bsarna	bsartu	basru
	f			basret
imperfect	m	nobsor	tobsor	jobsor	nobsru	tobsru	jobsru
	f			tobsor
imperative			obsor			obsru
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bsartx	bsartx	basarx	bsarniex	bsartux	basrux
	f			basritx
imperfect	m	nobsorx	tobsorx	jobsorx	nobsrux	tobsrux	jobsrux
	f			tobsorx
imperative			tobsorx			tobsrux

Maranao

Adjective

basar

1. great

Derived terms

• kabasaran
• mabasar

Noun

basar

1. store
2. bazaar

Ngaju

Etymology

From Malay besar.

Adjective

basar

1. big (of a great size)
2. big (adult)

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈsar/
• Rhymes: -sar
• Hyphenation: ba‧sar

Adjective

basar (comparative lebe basar, superlative paling basar)

1. large (of considerable or relatively great size or extent)

   Ta rencana kase biking dia kado ulang tahun yang basar.

   I plan to make him a large birthday present.

2. big
   1. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
   2. Adult; (of a child) older.

      De dapa lia lebe basar daripada depe kaka.

      He looks bigger than his older brother.

3. great; big
   1. Much, more than usual.
   2. Important, consequential.

      Masala basar. ― Geat problem.

4. (figuratively) powerful; (having, or capable of exerting, power or influence)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian bazar, and Hindustani Hindi बाज़ार (bāzār), Urdu بازار (bāzār); from Persian بازار (bâzâr, “marketplace, bazaar”); from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to buy”).

Noun

basar m (definite singular basaren, indefinite plural basarer, definite plural basarene)

1. a bazaar (market in eastern countries)
2. a bazaar (charity event where the proceeds are from sales and tombola)

Derived terms

• basarhall

References

• “basar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “basar” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Italian bazar, and Hindustani Hindi बाज़ार (bāzār), Urdu بازار (bāzār); from Persian بازار (bâzâr, “marketplace, bazaar”); from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to buy”).

Noun

basar m (definite singular basaren, indefinite plural basarar, definite plural basarane)

1. a bazaar (market in eastern countries)
2. a bazaar (charity event where the proceeds are from sales and tombola)

Derived terms

• basarhall

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

basar m

1. indefinite plural of base

References

• “basar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English base; equivalent to base +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈsaɾ/ [baˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧sar

Verb

basar (first-person singular present baso, first-person singular preterite basé, past participle basado)

1. to base on

   aplicaciones basadas en web ― web-based applications

Conjugation

    Conjugation of basar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			basar
gerund			basando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		basado		basada
		plural		basados		basadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	baso	basastú basásvos	basa	basamos	basáis	basan
	imperfect	basaba	basabas	basaba	basábamos	basabais	basaban
	preterite	basé	basaste	basó	basamos	basasteis	basaron
	future	basaré	basarás	basará	basaremos	basaréis	basarán
	conditional	basaría	basarías	basaría	basaríamos	basaríais	basarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	base	basestú basésvos2	base	basemos	baséis	basen
	imperfect (ra)	basara	basaras	basara	basáramos	basarais	basaran
	imperfect (se)	basase	basases	basase	basásemos	basaseis	basasen
	future1	basare	basares	basare	basáremos	basareis	basaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		basatú basávos	base	basemos	basad	basen
	negative		no bases	no base	no basemos	no baséis	no basen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of basar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive basar	dative	basarme	basarte	basarle, basarse	basarnos	basaros	basarles, basarse
	accusative	basarme	basarte	basarlo, basarla, basarse	basarnos	basaros	basarlos, basarlas, basarse
with gerund basando	dative	basándome	basándote	basándole, basándose	basándonos	basándoos	basándoles, basándose
	accusative	basándome	basándote	basándolo, basándola, basándose	basándonos	basándoos	basándolos, basándolas, basándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative basa	dative	básame	básate	básale	básanos	not used	básales
	accusative	básame	básate	básalo, básala	básanos	not used	básalos, básalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative basá	dative	basame	basate	basale	basanos	not used	basales
	accusative	basame	basate	basalo, basala	basanos	not used	basalos, basalas
with formal second-person singular imperative base	dative	báseme	not used	básele, básese	básenos	not used	báseles
	accusative	báseme	not used	báselo, básela, básese	básenos	not used	báselos, báselas
with first-person plural imperative basemos	dative	not used	basémoste	basémosle	basémonos	basémoos	basémosles
	accusative	not used	basémoste	basémoslo, basémosla	basémonos	basémoos	basémoslos, basémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative basad	dative	basadme	not used	basadle	basadnos	basaos	basadles
	accusative	basadme	not used	basadlo, basadla	basadnos	basaos	basadlos, basadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative basen	dative	básenme	not used	básenle	básennos	not used	básenles, básense
	accusative	básenme	not used	básenlo, básenla	básennos	not used	básenlos, básenlas, básense

Further reading

• “basar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Persian بازار (bâzâr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈsɑːr/
• Rhymes: -ɑːr

Noun

basar c

1. bazaar (marketplace)

Declension

Declension of basar

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	basar	basars
	definite	basaren	basarens
plural	indefinite	basarer	basarers
	definite	basarerna	basarernas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

basar

1. indefinite plural of bas

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

basar

1. present indicative of basa

Further reading

• “basar”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• arabs, brasa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bazar, from Persian بازار (bâzâr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈsaɾ/ [bɐˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧sar

Noun

basár (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜇ᜔)

1. bazaar

   Synonym: almasen

Further reading

• “basar”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tetum

Noun

basar

1. market