Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 14, 2009 06:08
15 yrs ago
Arabic term
zar? zahr?
Arabic to English
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Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Games of Chance
Greetings,
A number of English and Turkish etymological dictionaries trace the English word “hazard” to an Arabic word “zar” or “zahr” meaning “luck, chance” (and possibly the dice people throw in games of chance).
However, I have been completely unable to find the Arabic source word. Please could you help, write the word in Arabic and tell me what the three-letter root of the word is?
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
A number of English and Turkish etymological dictionaries trace the English word “hazard” to an Arabic word “zar” or “zahr” meaning “luck, chance” (and possibly the dice people throw in games of chance).
However, I have been completely unable to find the Arabic source word. Please could you help, write the word in Arabic and tell me what the three-letter root of the word is?
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | زهر |
Abdelmonem Samir
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| 5 +1 | النرد |
HALAHouse
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Change log
Feb 19, 2009 10:03: Abdelmonem Samir Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Abdelmonem Samir
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زهر
Nowadays, we only use this word to refer to the 'dice' people use in playing backgammon, for example.
The correct spelling is "زهر". It is just three letters: " ز هـ ر " so, this is also the root.
The correct spelling is "زهر". It is just three letters: " ز هـ ر " so, this is also the root.
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Comment: "many thanks excellent"
+1
1 hr
النرد
النرد / الزهر
Peer comment(s):
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Ghada Samir
: both r right & الزهر is more commonly used!
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Thank you
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| disagree |
Steve Booth
: النرد although it may be a good word for dice is not the word that hazard is derived from which is what the question was though your suggestion of الزهر is correct
5 hrs
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| agree |
samah A. fattah
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