ζάρι
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ζάριν (zárin), from αζάριον (azárion), from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Cognate with English hazard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzaɾi/
- Hyphenation: ζά‧ρι
Noun
ζάρι • (zári) n (plural ζάρια)
- (games) die, dice (polyhedron used in game of chance)
- Έριξε δύο ζάρια που του έφεραν εξάρια. ― Érixe dýo zária pou tou éferan exária. ― He rolled two dices that got him sixes.
- (games, in the plural, by extension) dicing, dice game (game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by dice)
- Έχασε το σπίτι του στα ζάρια. ― Échase to spíti tou sta zária. ― He lost his house playing dices.
Declension
declension of ζάρι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ζάρι • | ζάρια • |
| genitive | ζαριού • | ζαριών • |
| accusative | ζάρι • | ζάρια • |
| vocative | ζάρι • | ζάρια • |
Synonyms
- (game of chance): μπαρμπούτι n (barmpoúti)
Derived terms
- ζαριά f (zariá, “roll of the dice”)