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nazar

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: N AA0 Z AA1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: amulet, charm

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: göz muncuğu — eye-shaped protective amulet
  • Gagauz: nazar taşı — eye-shaped protective amulet
  • Gagauz: nazar boncuu — eye-shaped protective amulet
  • Turkish: nazar boncuğu — eye-shaped protective amulet
  • Turkish: göz boncuğu — eye-shaped protective amulet
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