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nart

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a race of giant heroes in the folklore of the peoples of the North Caucasus (notably the Circassians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, and Vainakhs).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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History

Etymology

From a North Caucasian source (see West Circassian нарт (nart) and Ossetian нарт (nart)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h2nḗr ("man, hero").

Across languages

Translations

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  • Abkhaz: нарт (nartʼ) — hero of North Caucasian folklore
  • Armenian: նարտ (nart) — hero of North Caucasian folklore
  • Chechen: нарт (nart) — hero of North Caucasian folklore
  • East Circassian: нарт (nart) — hero of North Caucasian folklore
  • West Circassian: нарт (nart) — hero of North Caucasian folklore
  • Georgian: ნარტი (narṭi) — hero of North Caucasian folklore
  • Ossetian: нарт (nart) — hero of North Caucasian folklore
  • Russian: нарт (nart) — hero of North Caucasian folklore