German

Noun

Zar m ‎(genitive Zaren, plural Zaren, feminine Zarin)

1. tsar, czar

Usage notes

Zar is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a stark tendency to be strong colloquially, so one will often hear dem Zar instead of dem Zaren.

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• zaar

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.

Albanian

Etymology

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

Noun

zar ?

1. die

Crimean Tatar

Noun

zar

1. membrane

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Danish

Alternative forms

• tsar
• czar (common, but not official)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːr/, [sɑːˀ]

Noun

zar c (singular definite zaren, plural indefinite zarer)

1. tsar, czar

Inflection

Related terms

• zarina c

External links

• zar on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian царь ‎(carʹ), via Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь ‎(cěsarĭ), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 ‎(kaisar), from Byzantine Greek Καῖσαρ ‎(Kaîsar), ultimately from Latin Caesar.

Noun

zar m

1. tsar, czar

Related terms

• zarina
• zarismo
• zarista

Kurdish

Noun

zar ?

1. word
2. language

Lojban

Rafsi

zar

1. rafsi of zanru.

Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

zar n ‎(plural zaruri)

1. die

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zâr/

Particle

zȁr ‎(Cyrillic spelling за̏р)

1. really

   Zar ne znaš za to?‎ ― Don't you know that?

   Zar ne?‎ ― Right?

   Zar to nije divno?‎ ― Isn't that beautiful?

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish زار ‎(zar, “wrap, membrane”), from Arabic إِزَار ‎(ʾizār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zâːr/

Noun

zȃr m ‎(Cyrillic spelling за̑р)

1. curtain
2. yashmak
3. veil

Declension

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zâr/

Noun

zȁr m ‎(Cyrillic spelling за̏р)

1. die

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Russian царь ‎(carʹ); see it for more.

Noun

zar m ‎(plural zares)

1. tsar, czar

Related terms

• zarina f

Turkish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

zar ‎(definite accusative zarı, plural zarlar)

1. die

Etymology 2

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

Noun

zar ‎(definite accusative zarı, plural zarlar)

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

Volapük

Noun

zar ‎(plural zars)

1. tsar

Declension