عيار

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Gulf Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from Persian عیار ('ayyâr) or intensive form of the agent noun of the Arabic verb عَايَر (ʕāyar).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

عيار (ʿayyār)

  1. (also humorous) cunning, deceptive (person)