Zarn.

/zɑː/

Etymology: < Arabic zār, < Amharic, said to be < jār, name of a sky deity in a Cushitic language.

1. In several North African countries, a malignant spirit, possession by which is a traditional explanation for attacks of (usually religious) mania, esp. in women, and formerly for some diseases.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > familiar or possessing spirit

spiritc1350

familiar devila1464

familiar spirita1545

Python1548

familiar1583

succubus1601

demon1613

paredrusa1641

maisterel1652

obsessor1652

paredrial1652

cad1657

kanaima1825

Zar1868

1868 W. C. Plowden Trav. Abyssinia vi. 114 Consumption is not very frequent.., the Abyssinians naturally attribute it to a Zar, or some other devilment.

1913 R. Blind tr. L. Frobenius Voice Afr. II. xxvi. 571 Zar and Desatir may be identified with the Bori.

1931 B. Thomas Alarms & Excursions in Arabia v. i. 261 ‘Art thou Zar?’ asks Umm az Zar. ‘I am Zar,’ comes the reply through the mouth of the possessed.

1931 B. Thomas Alarms & Excursions in Arabia v. i. 262 If he has been possessed by a female zar, only the blood of the ox or ram will do.

2. Any of various ceremonies associated with possession by or propitiation of such spirits, esp. a variety of whirling dance. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > other festivities

hoppingc1330

hocking1406

church ale1448

bid-alec1462

kirk-ale1543

maids' ale1547

quaff-tide1582

help-ale1587

clerk-ale1627

Chinese New Year1704

Rasa-yatra1767

spring festival1788

souling1813

gooding1818

walking day1826

yatra1827

triacontaëterid1839

pwe1842

Thomasing1847

hocking-ale1854

Mary-ale1857

Oktoberfest1859

Marymass1866

club-walking1874

Lag b'Omer1874

full moon festival1876

beerfest1877

Tanabata1880

Moon Festival1892

bierfest1908

sausage fest1908

Zar1931

rara1941

mas'1956

molimo1960

Kwanzaa1970

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [noun] > North Africa and the Levant

fantasia1838

Zar1931

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [adjective] > North Africa and the Levant

Ouled Nail1906

Zar1931

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Apr. 263/1 The Zar ceremony in which the participants drink the blood of their sacrifices.

1966 Guardian 14 Mar. 18/4 The Dervish dancers, with castanets, tambourines and all the trimmings of their famous Zar dance; a swoop of movements, a whirling and spinning which makes their embroidered robes float out horizontally seemingly in defiance of gravity.

1989 J. Boddy Wombs & Alien Spirits iv. 131 Zār rituals are always fraught with tension and surprise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	zar
释义	Zarn. /zɑː/ Etymology: < Arabic zār, < Amharic, said to be < jār, name of a sky deity in a Cushitic language. 1. In several North African countries, a malignant spirit, possession by which is a traditional explanation for attacks of (usually religious) mania, esp. in women, and formerly for some diseases. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > familiar or possessing spirit spiritc1350 familiar devila1464 familiar spirita1545 Python1548 familiar1583 succubus1601 demon1613 paredrusa1641 maisterel1652 obsessor1652 paredrial1652 cad1657 kanaima1825 Zar1868 1868 W. C. Plowden Trav. Abyssinia vi. 114 Consumption is not very frequent.., the Abyssinians naturally attribute it to a Zar, or some other devilment. 1913 R. Blind tr. L. Frobenius Voice Afr. II. xxvi. 571 Zar and Desatir may be identified with the Bori. 1931 B. Thomas Alarms & Excursions in Arabia v. i. 261 ‘Art thou Zar?’ asks Umm az Zar. ‘I am Zar,’ comes the reply through the mouth of the possessed. 1931 B. Thomas Alarms & Excursions in Arabia v. i. 262 If he has been possessed by a female zar, only the blood of the ox or ram will do. 2. Any of various ceremonies associated with possession by or propitiation of such spirits, esp. a variety of whirling dance. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > other festivities hoppingc1330 hocking1406 church ale1448 bid-alec1462 kirk-ale1543 maids' ale1547 quaff-tide1582 help-ale1587 clerk-ale1627 Chinese New Year1704 Rasa-yatra1767 spring festival1788 souling1813 gooding1818 walking day1826 yatra1827 triacontaëterid1839 pwe1842 Thomasing1847 hocking-ale1854 Mary-ale1857 Oktoberfest1859 Marymass1866 club-walking1874 Lag b'Omer1874 full moon festival1876 beerfest1877 Tanabata1880 Moon Festival1892 bierfest1908 sausage fest1908 Zar1931 rara1941 mas'1956 molimo1960 Kwanzaa1970 society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [noun] > North Africa and the Levant fantasia1838 Zar1931 society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [adjective] > North Africa and the Levant Ouled Nail1906 Zar1931 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Apr. 263/1 The Zar ceremony in which the participants drink the blood of their sacrifices. 1966 Guardian 14 Mar. 18/4 The Dervish dancers, with castanets, tambourines and all the trimmings of their famous Zar dance; a swoop of movements, a whirling and spinning which makes their embroidered robes float out horizontally seemingly in defiance of gravity. 1989 J. Boddy Wombs & Alien Spirits iv. 131 Zār rituals are always fraught with tension and surprise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1868
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