Nazar

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Наза́р (Nazár)
  2. 2
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    An eye-shaped amulet supposed to protect against the evil eye in certain cultures.

Etymology

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

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