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ざり

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of ざり – see the following entry.
砂利
[noun] [from 1677] gravel
[noun] [uncertain, possibly from early 1800s] a magistrate's office for adjudicating issues from commoners (from the rock gardens that were common at these during the Edo period)
[noun] [from 1932] rice (either cooked or as raw grains)
(This term, ざり (zari), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

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Contraction of (zu, negative continuative auxiliary) +‎ あり (ari, to be, to exist).

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Suffix

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ざり (-zari-ri

  1. (archaic, Classical Japanese) not, un-
Usage notes
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  • Attaches to the 未然形 (mizenkei, irrealis form) of verbs.
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Etymology 3

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Contraction of (zo) +‎ あり (ari, to be, to exist).

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Verb

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ざり (zari-ri

  1. is, are
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