عوار

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع و ر (ʕ-w-r) related to ideas of missing one eye or having a lacuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.waːr/

Noun

عَوَار • (ʕawār) m

1. fault, flaw, defect, crevasse

Declension

Declension of noun عَوَار (ʕawār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَوَار ʕawār	الْعَوَار al-ʕawār	عَوَار ʕawār
Nominative	عَوَارٌ ʕawārun	الْعَوَارُ al-ʕawāru	عَوَارُ ʕawāru
Accusative	عَوَارًا ʕawāran	الْعَوَارَ al-ʕawāra	عَوَارَ ʕawāra
Genitive	عَوَارٍ ʕawārin	الْعَوَارِ al-ʕawāri	عَوَارِ ʕawāri

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: عوار (ʕawār)

Etymology 2

Apparently a corruption of عُوَّاذ (ʕuwwāḏ) from the root ع و ذ (ʕ-w-ḏ) related to taking refuge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕuw.waːr/

Noun

عُوَّار • (ʕuwwār) m (plural عَوَاوِير (ʕawāwīr))

1. martin (certain birds in the family Hirundinidae)

Declension

Declension of noun عُوَّار (ʕuwwār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُوَّار ʕuwwār	الْعُوَّار al-ʕuwwār	عُوَّار ʕuwwār
Nominative	عُوَّارٌ ʕuwwārun	الْعُوَّارُ al-ʕuwwāru	عُوَّارُ ʕuwwāru
Accusative	عُوَّارًا ʕuwwāran	الْعُوَّارَ al-ʕuwwāra	عُوَّارَ ʕuwwāra
Genitive	عُوَّارٍ ʕuwwārin	الْعُوَّارِ al-ʕuwwāri	عُوَّارِ ʕuwwāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُوَّارَيْن ʕuwwārayn	الْعُوَّارَيْن al-ʕuwwārayn	عُوَّارَيْ ʕuwwāray
Nominative	عُوَّارَانِ ʕuwwārāni	الْعُوَّارَانِ al-ʕuwwārāni	عُوَّارَا ʕuwwārā
Accusative	عُوَّارَيْنِ ʕuwwārayni	الْعُوَّارَيْنِ al-ʕuwwārayni	عُوَّارَيْ ʕuwwāray
Genitive	عُوَّارَيْنِ ʕuwwārayni	الْعُوَّارَيْنِ al-ʕuwwārayni	عُوَّارَيْ ʕuwwāray
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَوَاوِير ʕawāwīr	الْعَوَاوِير al-ʕawāwīr	عَوَاوِير ʕawāwīr
Nominative	عَوَاوِيرُ ʕawāwīru	الْعَوَاوِيرُ al-ʕawāwīru	عَوَاوِيرُ ʕawāwīru
Accusative	عَوَاوِيرَ ʕawāwīra	الْعَوَاوِيرَ al-ʕawāwīra	عَوَاوِيرَ ʕawāwīra
Genitive	عَوَاوِيرَ ʕawāwīra	الْعَوَاوِيرِ al-ʕawāwīri	عَوَاوِيرِ ʕawāwīri

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَوَار (ʕawār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕəˈwɑːr/

Noun

عَوار • (ʕawār) m

1. (also figuratively) pain