Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Of debated origin.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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árt

  1. (intransitive) to harm, hurt someone, to be bad or harmful to someone (with -nak/-nek)
    Synonyms: károsít, sért
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Etymology 2

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Split from the obsolete át- variant of avat (to let in on).

Verb

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árt

  1. (reflexively, as ártja magát, with definite conjugation) -ba/-be: to meddle in, interfere in, dabble in, involve oneself in, pry into, nose into
    Synonyms: avatkozik, beleavatkozik, kotnyeleskedik, belekotnyeleskedik, beleüti az orrát, vizslat
    Olyan ügybe ártod magad, amihez semmi közöd.You meddle in a matter that is none of your business.
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Further reading

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  • árt in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
  • (to harm): árt in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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