Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine, singular, usually) (random) chance
- (masculine) a coincidence
- (masculine) hazard
- (masculine) hazard
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.zaʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French hasard, from Old French hasart, from Old Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “flowers”), named after a game of dice where the winning side of the die had a flower on it. Compare modern Spanish azar, Italian zara. The initial h- was originally purely graphic, but became aspirated by analogy with other non-Latin words. The final -d/-t is also excrescent, perhaps influenced by the suffix -ard.
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