zara

zara

1. second-person singular present indicative of izan; You are

zàrā f (possessed form zàrar̃)

1. vacillation (moving from side to side)

zā̀r̃ā f (possessed form zā̀r̃ar̃)

1. red-bellied tree starling

zàrā (grade 2)

1. to snatch, to grab

• azara, azzara, zaro (rare)

From Arabic اَلزَّهْر‎ (az-zahr, “the dice”). The "loss" meaning derives from the habit of game players to yell out the game's name whenever a losing number came out. Doublet of azzardo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡za.ra/, [ˈd̪͡z̪äːr̺ä]
• Hyphenation: zà‧ra

zara f (plural zare)

1. (historical, games) A medieval game of chance using dice
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto VI, lines 1–3:

     Quando si parte il gioco de la zara, ¶ colui che perde si riman dolente, ¶ repetendo le volte, e tristo impara;

     Whene'er is broken up the game of Zara, ¶ he who has lost remains behind despondent, ¶ the throws repeating, and in sadness learns

2. (archaic) A negative outcome, loss, defeat.

   zara a chi tocca! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (literally, “loss to whomever's turn it is [to lose]!”, as in “the losers must accept their loss”)

   • 1478, Luigi Pulci, Morgante‎, Felice Le Monnier, published 1855, Canto XVIII, page 28:

     Nè vo’ che tu credessi ch’io mi curi ¶ contro a questo o colui: zara a chi tocca

     And never, ever think that I may care whose toes I step on: let the loser pay!

• azzardo

zara m

1. genitive singular form of zars

zara

1. genitive singular of zar