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zinars

zinars is the plural of zinar.

Meaning of zinar

Noun

zinar (plural zinars)

  1. A necklace with amulets used ceremonially by Hindus.
    • [A] young maid advanced towards us of ſuch exquiſite beauty and form, that a devotee of true faith would have worſhipped the divinities which beamed in the arched temples of her eyes, and wiſh to wear the zinar, if woven of her ambroſial hair.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page vi
  2. A sacred thread or cord worn by certain Hindus; a janeu or brahminical thread.

Questions about zinars

What is zinars the plural of?
Zinars is the plural of zinar.

Words near zinars in the dictionary

  1. Zinaida
  2. Zinal
  3. zinalsite
  4. zinalsites
  5. zinar
  6. zinars
  7. Zinbiel algebra
  8. Zinbiel algebras
  9. zinc
  10. zinc acexamate
  11. zinc blende

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