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attar^¹

/ˈæt.ə/ UK
/ˈæt.ɚ/ US
/ˈæt.ɑːɹ/ US

Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Persian عطر (atr, “scent”), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).

noun attars · atar · athar · ittar · ottar · otter

countable, uncountable An essential oil extracted from flowers. Now, when orange-flowers are distilled with water, we procure the otto of the blossom, which is known commercially as oil of neroli.
countable, uncountable A perfume made from this oil.

Attar^²

proper noun Attars

A surname.

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noun essential oil extracted from flowers

中文	香精油 xiāngjīngyóu, 精油 jīngyóu, 花油 huāyóu
Русский	иттар ittar, аттар attar

noun perfume made from this oil

Русский	иттар ittar, аттар attar

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@misc{attar_2026,
  title = {attar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/attar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}