zavar

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably a derivation from an otherwise unattested stem of unknown origin with the noun and verb-forming suffix -r. For the parallel noun-verb derivation, compare csavar, fodor.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɒvɒr]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: za‧var

Noun

zavar (plural zavarok)

  1. confusion, disorder, muddle, chaos
    Synonyms: zűrzavar, kavarodás, káosz, kuszaság, összevisszaság, rendetlenség
  2. malfunction, disturbance, hitch, fault
    Synonyms: hiba, meghibásodás, rendellenesség, fennakadás
  3. (medicine) dysfunction, disorder, trouble, problem, dys- (as in dyspepsia), in- (as in indigestion), mal- (as in malabsorption)
  4. (psychology, with the verbs ejt, esik, hoz, jön, van) embarrassment, being ill at ease, self-consciousness, discomfiture
    zavarban vanto be embarrassed
  5. (telecommunications) interference

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative zavar zavarok
accusative zavart zavarokat
dative zavarnak zavaroknak
instrumental zavarral zavarokkal
causal-final zavarért zavarokért
translative zavarrá zavarokká
terminative zavarig zavarokig
essive-formal zavarként zavarokként
essive-modal
inessive zavarban zavarokban
superessive zavaron zavarokon
adessive zavarnál zavaroknál
illative zavarba zavarokba
sublative zavarra zavarokra
allative zavarhoz zavarokhoz
elative zavarból zavarokból
delative zavarról zavarokról
ablative zavartól zavaroktól
Possessive forms of zavar
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. zavarom zavaraim
2nd person sing. zavarod zavaraid
3rd person sing. zavara zavarai
1st person plural zavarunk zavaraink
2nd person plural zavarotok zavaraitok
3rd person plural zavaruk zavaraik

Derived terms

(Compound words):

(Expressions):

  • a bőség zavara
  • zavarba ejt
  • zavarba esik
  • zavarba hoz
  • zavarba jön
  • zavarban van

Verb

zavar

  1. (transitive) to disturb, trouble, molest, bother

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • bezavar
  • belezavar
  • elzavar
  • felzavar
  • kizavar
  • lezavar
  • megzavar
  • összezavar
  • szétzavar
  • visszazavar

References

  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian ձավար (javar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɑˈvɑɾ]
  • Hyphenation: za‧var

Noun

zavar (definite accusative zavarı, plural zavarlar)

  1. (dialectal) greyhound
  2. (dialectal) coarsely ground bulgur
  3. (dialectal) ground grain for animal feeding
  4. (dialectal) bunkum

Declension

Inflection
Nominative zavar
Definite accusative zavarı
Singular Plural
Nominative zavar zavarlar
Definite accusative zavarı zavarları
Dative zavara zavarlara
Locative zavarda zavarlarda
Ablative zavardan zavarlardan
Genitive zavarın zavarların
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular zavarım zavarlarım
2nd singular zavarın zavarların
3rd singular zavarı zavarları
1st plural zavarımız zavarlarımız
2nd plural zavarınız zavarlarınız
3rd plural zavarları zavarları

References

  • zavar”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ձաւար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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