azar
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
azar (definite accusative azarı, plural azarlar)
- illness
- trouble
- addiction, predilection (for), propensity
Declension
Declension of azar | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | azar |
azarlar | ||||||
definite accusative | azarı |
azarları | ||||||
dative | azara |
azarlara | ||||||
locative | azarda |
azarlarda | ||||||
ablative | azardan |
azarlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | azarın |
azarların |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “azar” in Obastan.com.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic الزَهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare Spanish azar, Italian zara and French hasard.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧zar
Noun
azar m (plural azares)
- bad luck; misfortune
- Foi muito azar ter perdido aquele livro. ― Losing that book was some real bad luck.
Interjection
- tough luck; big deal; I don’t care (indicates that the speaker doesn’t care about the negative consequences mentioned)
- “As crianças na África estão morrendo de fome!” “Azar.”
- “Children in Africa are starving to death!” “Tough luck.”
- “Cara, você pode morrer se fizer isso.” “Azar.”
- “Dude, you could die if you do this.” “I don’t care.”
Usage notes
- The format “azar + possessive” or “azar o + possessive” can be use to indicate who will be affected by the negative consequences:
- Azar deles. ― That’s their problem.
- Azar o meu. ― That’s my problem.
- Azar da Ana. ― That’s Ana’s problem.
- This interjection is usually pronounced with a higher intonation in the stressed syllable, and often accompanied by a shrug of the shoulders.
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Related to English hazard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθaɾ/ [aˈθaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsaɾ/ [aˈsaɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Homophone: asar (non-Castilian)
Noun
azar m (plural azares)
- luck, chance
- misfortune, accident
- obstacle, hazard
- (games) losing card, losing throw
- cushion side of a billiard pocket
Related terms
Further reading
- “azar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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