zagar

See also: Zagar and zağar

Albanian

Alternative forms

• zarë
• zari, zar — Gheg
• ζάρι (zári) — Arvanitika

Etymology

First attested in 1635, borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زغر (zağar). Compare Greek ζαγάρι (zagári), Macedonian загар (zagar), Serbo-Croatian zàgār／за̀га̄р.

Noun

zagar m (plural zagarë, definite zagari); feminine equivalent zagare

1. greyhound, hunting dog

   Synonyms: langua, qen gjahu

2. (derogatory) lackey, stooge, flunkey

   Synonyms: laro; shërbyes, rob

3. (vulgar) tramp, vagabond who tails women in the streets

   Synonyms: rrugaç, endacak

Declension

Declension of zagar

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	zagar	zagari	zagarë	zagarët
accusative		zagarin
dative	zagari	zagarit	zagarëve	zagarëve
ablative			zagarësh

Further reading

• “zagar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “zagar”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زغر (zaǧar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zǎɡaːr/
• Hyphenation: za‧gar

Noun

zàgār m (Cyrillic spelling за̀га̄р)

1. hound (dog)

References

• “zagar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 644