The term bazaar originates from Persian, where it referred to a town's public market district. The term bazaar is sometimes also used to refer collectively to the merchants, bankers and craftsmen who work in that area. The term souk comes from Arabic and refers to marketplaces in the Middle East and North Africa.
The word bazaar is from the Persian word bāzār, this word itself comes from the Pahlavi word baha-char (بهاچار), meaning "the place of prices". Although the meaning of the word "bazaar" started in Persia, it has spread and is now used in many countries around world.
bazar. / (bəˈzɑː) / noun. (esp in the Orient) a market area, esp a street of small stalls. a sale in aid of charity, esp of miscellaneous secondhand or handmade articles.
Bazaar, “a marketplace,” comes via Italian bazarro from Persian bāzār, “market.” The bā- part of this term (earlier wā-, vaha-) likely comes from a root meaning “to buy, sell” and is a distant relative of Latin venum, “for sale” (compare venal and vendor), while the -zār element (earlier -carana) may come from the same ...
Exploring Istanbul's Grand Bazaar! (world's oldest & largest market)
Where is the word root from?
Etymology 1. From Middle English rote, root, roote (“the underground part of a plant”), from late Old English rōt, from Old Norse rót (Icelandic rót), from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”); Doublet of wort, radish, and radix.
/bəˈzɑr/ 1(in some Eastern countries) a street or an area of a town where there are many small shops. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning 'Covered Market'; also Büyük Çarşı, meaning 'Grand Market') in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m2, attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.
What is the difference between a market and a bazaar?
A Market is formal, with specific places earmarked for specific type of selling or buying activity. A Bazaar is a natural outgrowth of the evening or weekly get together of producers and consumers,wher ebarter was the intial form trade in Surplus production in farms.
A bazaar traditionally is organized and run by church members and other volunteers, and features homemade items — baked goods, food and craft items — in addition to having silent auctions, raffles, games of chance for children, "white elephant" tables filled with tag sale items and may feature a lunch for a nominal fee ...
The Grand Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı), built in the 15th century, is the oldest covered market in the world. The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.
Bazaar was launched in 1867 by Harper & Brothers as a women's magazine focused on fashion, society, arts, and literature. Styled after European fashion gazettes, it stood out for its commitment to the cause of women.
The Egyptian Bazaar used to be called as the “New Bazaar” and “Valide Bazaar” by the historiographers of the 17th century. However it later earned reputation in mid-18th century with the name of “Egyptian Bazaar” as the spices and goods that were sold in the bazaar were mostly coming from Egypt.
In general a souk is synonymous with a bazaar or marketplace, and the term souk is used in Arabic-speaking countries, with the Hebrew cognate shuk used in Israel.
The city of Istanbul has been known by a number of different names. The most notable names besides the modern Turkish name are Byzantium, Constantinople, and Stamboul. Different names are associated with different phases of its history, with different languages, and with different portions of it.
Its first use in our language dates back to 1648, as Lord Edward Herbert, a British philosopher, wrote, "Her attire seemed as bizare as her person." Horticulturists use the adjective to describe variegated flowers, like striped tulips. It has no connection to bazaar , which comes from a Persian word for "market."
an open market where people sell things, or any group of small shops or people selling goods. A bazaar is also an event where people sell things to raise money for an organization, such as a school or hospital: Our school is having its springtime bazaar next Saturday.
bazaar, originally, a public market district of a Persian town. From Persia the term spread to Arabia (the Arabic word sūq is synonymous), Turkey, and North Africa.
The bazaar (Persian; Arabic, suq ; Turkish, çarşi ), traditional marketplace located in the old quarters in a Middle Eastern city, has long been the central marketplace and crafts center, the primary arena, together with the mosque, of extrafamilial sociability, and the embodiment of the traditional Islamic urban ...
A bazaar is one characteristic factor of cities in different historical periods, which makes a city's social and economic life a sign of progress or backwardness. Sometimes, a bazaar is the center of protest and riots against the government or political system and determines the destiny of a society.
