чар

Khakas

Etymology

Cognate with Bashkir яр (yar, “bank, shore”).

Noun

чар • (çar)

1. bank, shore, coast

Declension

Inflection of чар (çar)

	singular	plural
nominative	чар (çar)	чарлар (çarlar)
genitive	чарның (çarnıñ)	чарларның (çarlarnıñ)
dative	чарға (çarğa)	чарларға (çarlarğa)
accusative	чарны (çarnı)	чарларны (çarlarnı)
locative	чарда (çarda)	чарларда (çarlarda)
ablative	чардаң (çardañ)	чарлардаң (çarlardañ)
lative	чарзар (çarzar)	чарларзар (çarlarzar)
instrumental	чарнаң (çarnañ)	чарларнаң (çarlarnañ)

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *čar.

Noun

чар • (çar)

1. whetstone

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čȃrъ, čȃrь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃar]

Noun

чар • (čar) m

1. charm

Declension

Declension of чар

	singular	plural
indefinite	чар	чари
definite unspecified	чарот	чарите
definite proximal	чаров	чариве
definite distal	чарон	чарине
vocative	чару	чари
count form	—	чара

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕar]
• Rhymes: -ar

Etymology 1

Noun

чар • (čar) f inan pl

1. genitive of ча́ры (čáry)

Etymology 2

Noun

чар • (čar) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of ча́ра (čára)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čȃrъ, čȃrь (Russian ча́ры (čáry), Polish czar), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”) (Sanskrit करोति (karóti), Lithuanian kùrti). Slavic forms with und|čar- (compare ча́рати) presuppose a nominal lengthened-grade derivation, i.e. Proto-Balto-Slavic *kēr- (Lithuanian kẽras (“charm, magic”)). Serbo-Croatian i-stem is probably an archaism - lengthened grade is expected in PIE root nouns which yield Balto-Slavic i-stems. PIE root probably already had magical connotations, i.e. denoting remote action by magical means. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃâːr/

Noun

ча̑р m (Latin spelling čȃr)

1. charm, allure
2. spell, magic

Declension

Declension of чар

	singular	plural
nominative	ча̑р	чари
genitive	чари	ча́рӣ/ча́ра̄
dative	чари	чарима
accusative	чар	чари
vocative	чари	чари
locative	чари	чарима
instrumental	чарју / чари	чарима

References

• “чар” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Skok, Petar (1971) Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume I, Zagreb: JAZU, page 295
• Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 362

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *čar. Compare to Kumyk чар (çar, “whetstone; tub”).

Noun

чар • (čar)

1. whetstone

Further reading

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чар”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ, M.: OGIZ, →ISBN