zar

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zar"

English

Alternative forms

• zaar

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic زَار (zār).

Noun

zar (uncountable)

1. A religious set of beliefs and practices in parts of northern Africa and the Middle East, involving the possession of an individual (usually female) by a type of spirit.

Anagrams

• Raz

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زار (zar, “die”), from Arabic زَهْر (zahr, “cube, die”).

Noun

zar

1. die

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

zar (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. membrane

Declension

Declension of zar

nominative	zar
genitive	zarnıñ
dative	zarğa
accusative	zarnı
locative	zarda
ablative	zardan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Danish

Alternative forms

• tsar
• czar (common, but not official)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːr/, [sɑːˀ]
• Rhymes: -aːˀr

Noun

zar c (singular definite zaren, plural indefinite zarer)

1. tsar, czar

Inflection

Declension of zar

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	zar	zaren	zarer	zarerne
genitive	zars	zarens	zarers	zarernes

Related terms

• zarina c

Further reading

• zar on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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French

Noun

zar m (plural zars)

1. A form of exorcism practised in Egypt

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Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ), via Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of Cesare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sar/, [t̪͡s̪är̺]

Noun

zar m (uncountable)

1. tsar, czar

Derived terms

• zarina
• zarismo
• zarista

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic زَار (zār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡zar/, [d̪͡z̪är̺]

Noun

zar m (uncountable)

1. zar

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Northern Kurdish

Noun

zar ?

1. word
2. language

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زار (zar, “die”), from Arabic زَهْر (zahr, “cube, die”).

Noun

zar n (plural zaruri)

1. die

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *zaže, from *za + *že.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zâr/

Particle

zȁr (Cyrillic spelling за̏р)

1. (auxiliary interrogative particle) used in tag questions, to ask for an affirmation to a polar question; don't, doesn't, isn't, aren’t, right

   Zar ne zna to? ― Doesn’t he/she know that?

   Hladno je, zar ne? ― It’s cold, isn’t it?

   To i nije tako loša ideja, zar ne? ― That isn’t such a bad idea, right?

See also

• li (interrogative particle)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زار (zar, “wrap, membrane”), from Arabic إِزَار (ʔizār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zâːr/

Noun

zȃr m (Cyrillic spelling за̑р)

1. curtain
2. yashmak
3. veil

Declension

Declension of zar

	singular	plural
nominative	zar	zarovi
genitive	zara	zarova
dative	zaru	zarovima
accusative	zar	zarove
vocative	zare	zarovi
locative	zaru	zarovima
instrumental	zarom	zarovima

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زار (zar, “die”), from Arabic زَهْر (zahr, “cube, die”).

zarovi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zâr/

Noun

zȁr m (Cyrillic spelling за̏р)

1. die

Declension

Declension of zar

	singular	plural
nominative	zar	zarovi
genitive	zara	zarova
dative	zaru	zarovima
accusative	zar	zarove
vocative	zare	zarovi
locative	zaru	zarovima
instrumental	zarom	zarovima

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ); see it for more. Doublet of César (“Caesar”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθaɾ/ [ˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsaɾ/ [ˈsaɾ]

Noun

zar m (plural zares)

1. tsar, czar

Related terms

• zarina f

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Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish زار (zar, “die”), from Arabic زَهْر (zahr, “, cube, die”) from Ancient Greek τέσσερα (téssera, “four”) from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssara, “four”)

Noun

zar (definite accusative zarı, plural zarlar)

1. die

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish زار (zar, “wrap, membrane”), from Arabic إِزَار (ʔizār).

Noun

zar (definite accusative zarı, plural zarlar)

1. membrane
2. diaphragm
3. film
4. skin

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Volapük

Noun

zar (nominative plural zars)

1. tsar

Declension

declension of zar

	singular	plural
nominative	zar	zars
genitive	zara	zaras
dative	zare	zares
accusative	zari	zaris
vocative 1	o zar!	o zars!
predicative 2	zaru	zarus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only