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nazar en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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nazars Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

Hand of Mary · Hand of Miriam · hamsa · Hand of Fatima · God's eye

Hypernyms

charm · amulet

Relateds

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Translations (5)

az göz muncuğu (eye-shaped protective amulet) · gag nazar boncuu (eye-shaped protective amulet) · tr nazar boncuğu (eye-shaped protective amulet) · tr göz boncuğu (eye-shaped protective amulet) · gag nazar taşı (eye-shaped protective amulet)

wikidata: Q582742