Hungarian edit

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Etymology 1 edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

  • árt in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). 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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