(feminine, historical) a medieval game of chance using dice
(archaic, feminine) a negative outcome, loss, defeat
Pircarînî
Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
zà‧ra
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈd͡za.ra/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)
From Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). The "loss" meaning derives from the habit of game players to yell out the game's name whenever a losing number came out. Doublet of azzardo.