nazar

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noun

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

OriginOttoman Turkish نظر ← Arabic نَظَر →
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Meanings

nazar1

nounnazar (plural nazars)

plural nazars

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

Nazar2

proper nounNazar (plural Nazars)

plural Nazars

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

Origin

  1. Arabicنَظَر
  2. Ottoman Turkishنظر
  3. Englishnazar

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

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Translations

Turkish nazar boncuğu, göz boncuğu
  • nazar boncuğueye-shaped protective amulet
  • göz boncuğueye-shaped protective amulet

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

azran
Cite this entry
APA

nazar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nazar

MLA

“nazar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nazar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nazar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nazar.

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