Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ars

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: ars
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of ar

noun

Derogatory

noun

Initialism of acute radiation syndrome.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of acute retroviral syndrome.

Uncountable

noun

plural of AR

noun

Alternative letter-case form of ars.

Etymology

For the sense of "Mizrahi person", Arabic عرص (“a shepherd”), which became an Arabic slang word referring to pimps who "shepherd" prostitutes. This term was influenced by stereotypes of Mizrahi Jews as crude and aggressive, later used by an Israeli subculture. Not related to the vulgar word arse.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: عرص

Usage

Inflected Forms

arsim (plural)

Questions

What does ars mean?: plural of ar
Where does ars come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce ars

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