ζάρι
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Byzantine Greek ζάριν (zárin), from ἀζάριον (azárion), from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Cognate with English hazard.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editζάρι • (zári) n (plural ζάρια)
- (games) die, dice (polyhedron used in game of chance)
- Έριξε δύο ζάρια που του έφεραν εξάρια.
- Érixe dýo zária pou tou éferan exária.
- He rolled two dice that got him sixes.
- (games, in the plural, by extension) dicing, dice game (game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by dice)
- Έχασε το σπίτι του στα ζάρια.
- Échase to spíti tou sta zária.
- He lost his house playing dice.
Declension
editDeclension of ζάρι
Synonyms
edit- (game of chance): μπαρμπούτι n (barmpoúti)
Derived terms
edit- ζαριά f (zariá, “roll of the dice”)