zar

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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.

OriginArabic زَار →
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Meanings

zar1

nounzar (uncountable)

alternative zaar

  1. uncountableA 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.

Zar2

proper nounZar (plural Zars)

plural Zars

  1. A surname.

ZAR3

proper noun
  1. historicalSouth African Republic

Origin

zar · noun

  1. Arabicزَار
  2. Englishzar

From Arabic زَار (zār).

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Zar · proper noun

  1. Arabicزر
  2. CzechŽár
  3. EnglishZar

Borrowed both from Czech Žár and Arabic زر.

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ZAR · proper noun

Initialism of Afrikaans or Dutch Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, "South African Republic".

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

zar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zar

MLA

“zar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zar.

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