zar

Meaning

die (dice)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish زار (zar, “die”), from Arabic زَهْر (zahr, “, cube, die”) from Ancient Greek τέσσερα (téssera, “four”) from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssara, “four”).

Sentences

Şimdi kendisini böyle zar gibi yatakta hapseden pis hastalığa sövüp sayıyordu.

Now he was cursing at the filthy disease that had trapped him in bed like a dice.