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nazar

/nɑzˈɑɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
nazar
IPA
/nɑzˈɑɹ/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eye-shaped amulet supposed to protect against the evil eye in certain cultures.

name

A transliteration of the Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Наза́р (Nazár)

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نظر (now Turkish nazar (boncuğu)), from Arabic نَظَر (naẓar).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: نظر, نَظَر, ن ظ ر

Inflected Forms

nazars (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

🧿 hamsa Hand of Fatima Hand of Miriam Hand of Mary God's eye

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce nazar?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɑzˈɑɹ/.
What does nazar mean?
An eye-shaped amulet supposed to protect against the evil eye in certain cultures.
Where does nazar come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce nazar

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