Bazaar 556904 220532533 2008-06-20T09:25:28Z 85.225.85.80 {{for|other articles called Bazaar|Bazaar (disambiguation)}} A '''bazaar''' ({{lang-fa|'''بازار'''}}), ({{lang-tr|pazar, bazar}}) is a permanent merchandising area, [[marketplace]], or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The word derives from the Persian word ''bāzār'', the etymology of which goes back to the [[Middle Persian|Pahlavi]] word ''baha-char'' ('''بهاچار'''), meaning "the place of prices".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bazaar | title = bazaar | accessdate = 2007-02-17 }} </ref> Although the current meaning of the word is believed to have originated in [[Persia]], its use has spread and now has been accepted into the vernacular in countries around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.0:1:171.hobson |title=BAZAAR s. H. &c. From P. bāzār, a permanent market or street of shops. |publisher=University of Chicago |accessdate=2007-07-19 }}</ref> == Examples == * [[The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul]] * [[Bazaar of Tabriz|Bazaar of Tabriz, Iran]] * [[Khan El-Khalili|The Old Bazaar in Cairo]] * [[Tehran's Grand Bazaar]] * [[Bazaar of Isfahan|Bazaar of Isfahan, Iran]] * [[Chandni Chowk]] [[Delhi]] * [[Chor Bazaar]] [[Mumbai]] * [[Zaveri Bazaar]] [[Mumbai]] * [[Anarkali Bazar]] [[Lahore]] * [[Walled City of Lahore|Bazars of Walled city of Lahore]] * Hampi Bazaar[http://www.hampi.in/hampi-bazaar.htm], the 15th century ruined market of [[Vijayanagara]] capital * [[Dordoy Bazaar]], [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]] <gallery widths="180px" perrow="2"> Image:Esfahan bazaar entrance.jpg|One of several entrances of the [[Bazaar of Isfahan|Isfahan Bazaar]] Image:Bd bazaar.jpg|Bazaar in [[Bangladesh]] Image:Paharganj main bazaar.jpg|Bazaar in [[Delhi]], [[India]] Image:Istanbul grand bazar 1.jpg|[[Grand Bazaar, Istanbul|Grand Bazaar]], [[Istanbul]] </gallery> ==See also== {{Wiktionary}} * [[Souk|Suq]] * [[Wet market]] ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.iranchamber.com/architecture/bazaar_of_isfahan1.php Iran Chamber Society on Architecture of the Bazaar at Isfahan] *[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Bazaar 1911 Britannica article "Bazaar"] [[Category:Markets]] [[Category:Bazaars]] [[Category:Persian loanwords]] [[cs:Bazar]] [[de:Basar]] [[es:Bazar]] [[eo:Bazaro]] [[fa:بازار]] [[fr:Bazar]] [[it:Bazar]] [[no:Basar]] [[pl:Bazar]] [[pt:Bazar]] [[ru:Базар]] [[fi:Basaari]] [[sv:Basar]] [[th:ตลาดนัด]] [[tg:Бозор]] [[zh:巴剎]]