Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: zar
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

name

name

South African Republic

Etymology

From Arabic زَار (zār).

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: Žár, زر

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

zaar (alternative) Zars (plural)

Questions

What does zar mean?: 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.
Where does zar come from?: It is traced to Czech.

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