żar

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zar"

Maltese

Root
ż-w-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic زارَ (zāra, “to visit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaːr/
• Homophones: żahar (general), żgħar (except archaically)
• Rhymes: -aːr

Verb

żar (imperfect jżur, past participle miżjur)

1. to visit
2. alternative form of żal: (usually in the imperative) to make way, to get out of the way

   Żurli minn-nofs ― Get out of the way for me.

Conjugation

Conjugation of żar (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	żort	żort	żar	żorna	żortu	żaru
	f			żaret
imperfect	m	nżur	żżur	jżur	nżuru	żżuru	jżuru
	f			żżur
imperative			żur			żuru

Polish

żar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish żar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʐar/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: żar

Noun

żar m inan

1. ember (glowing coals or wood)
2. extreme heat

Declension

Declension of żar

	singular	plural
nominative	żar	żary
genitive	żaru	żarów
dative	żarowi	żarom
accusative	żar	żary
instrumental	żarem	żarami
locative	żarze	żarach
vocative	żarze	żary

Derived terms

• żaroodporny
• żarówka

Related terms

• gorący
• jarać
• jarzyć
• żarliwy

Further reading

• “żar”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “żar”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)