azzar

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian azzaru, from Latin aciarium, from acies.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atˈt͡saːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

azzar m

1. steel (metal)

Derived terms

• azzari

Related terms

• azzara

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Etymology

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Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵣⵣⴰⵔ (azzar, “hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /azːar/

• Audio (Agadir):

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Noun

azzar m (collective, construct state wazzar, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵣⵣⴰⵔ, Arabic spelling آزّار)

1. hair

   Synonym: inẓiḍ

   tṛẓm i wazzar nns. ― she untied her hair.

Derived terms

• azzar n ddu taytt (“armpit hair”)
• azzar n gr iḍaṛṛn (“pubic hair”)
• kks azzar (“to shave one's head”)
• lmus n wazzar (“razor”)

See also

• agayyu (“head”)
• ilm (“skin”)
• kṛḍ (“to comb one's hair”)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 569b