different between zoar vs zaar

English

Etymology

From Zoar, one of five ancient cities in the Jordan valley; mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 19:22, 23, and 30 as the place where Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death, when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. From Hebrew ?????? (tso`ar, “insignificance, smallness”). Was present in Old English as Sægor.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?z??.??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?z??.??/

Noun

zoar (plural zoars)

1. A place of refuge; a sanctuary.

Synonyms

• haven
• refuge
• sanctuary

Anagrams

• Razo, Roza

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Attested since circa 1800.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zo?a?/, (western) /so?a?/

Verb

zoar (first-person singular present zoo, first-person singular preterite zoei, past participle zoado)

1. (of the wind) to howl; to hum

   Synonym: bruar

2. to buzz

Conjugation

References

• “zoar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “zoar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “zoar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Verb

zoar (first-person singular present indicative zoo, past participle zoado)

1. (colloquial, transitive with de or with no preposition) to mock (to make an object of laughter or ridicule)

   Synonyms: tirar sarro, caçoar, escarnecer, zombar

2. (intransitive, colloquial) to kid; to joke (to say or do something without being serious)

   Synonym: brincar

3. (intransitive, colloquial) to fool around (to engage in frivolous behaviour)
4. (slang) to mess up; to disorganize

Conjugation

Related terms

• zoeira

English

Noun

zaar (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of zar

Anagrams

• Azar, Raza, Zara