Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dar

/dɑː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: dar
IPA: /dɑː(ɹ)/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace.

British usage

adv

African-American Vernacular form of there.

noun

African-American Vernacular form of there.

Uncountable

pron

African-American Vernacular form of there.

name

Initialism of Daughters of the American Revolution.

American usage

name

Initialism of Department of Agrarian Reform.

name

Ellipsis of Dar es Salaam.

Informal

name

A feminine name, diminutive of given names such as Daria and Darlene.

Example Sentences

"Besides these peculiarities, our river abounds with the usual fresh water fish, such as the roach, dar, flounders, carp, chub, trout, &c."

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic دار (dār).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: دار

Usage

British usage
Uncountable
American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

dars (plural)

Rhymes With

are far car star all-star bar guitar hr pr mar par ar

Questions

How do you pronounce dar?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɑː(ɹ)/.
What does dar mean?: A fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace.
Where does dar come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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