zari
See also: Zari, zări, záři, září, žari, and зари
English
Alternative forms
- jari
Noun
zari (uncountable)
- A fine gold or silver thread used in traditional Indian, Pakistani and Persian garments, especially as brocade in saris etc.
Anagrams
- Ariz., Riaz, Zira, zira
Italian
Noun
zari m
- plural of zaro
Japanese
Romanization
zari
- Rōmaji transcription of ざり
Latvian
Noun
zari m
- nominative plural form of zars
- vocative plural form of zars
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish زارع (zari), from Arabic زَرَعَ (zaraʿa, “to sow, cultivate”).
Noun
zari (definite accusative zarii, plural zürra) (obsolete)
- farmer (person who grows crops)
References
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “zari”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5437
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “zürra”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5509
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “زارع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 638
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Volapük
Noun
zari
- accusative singular of zar