nâr

From Dutch naar.

• IPA^(key): /nɔːr/

nâr

1. to, towards
2. after

From Ottoman Turkish نار (nâr), from Arabic نَار (nār, “fire”), from Proto-Semitic *nūr- (light); doublet of nur.

• IPA^(key): /naːɾ/

nâr (definite accusative nârı, plural nârlar)

1. (archaic) fire

(In modern Turkish compound "nar gibi", often in misspelled form do exist. Please note, this idiomatic expression is also used in "to blush" etc. Likely it derives from nar"pomegranate")

1. • 2020 February 10, Onur ALAN, Az Hafifleş: Onur ALAN‎, Kırmızı Balon Yayınevi, →ISBN, page 97:

     ... nar gibi bir köz vardır. Sonra o küllere üfleyip püfleyerek altta kalan o nar gibi olmuş ateşi körükler ve yeniden ortaya çıkarırız. İşte kalbimizdeki mutluluk da edindiğimiz o ıvır zıvırlarımızın, gereksiz kaygı ve hırslarımızın ...

     There is a red-hot ember . Then, by blowing on those ashes, we fan the red-hot fire underneath and bring it out again. The happiness in our hearts is the result of those junks, unnecessary worries and ambitions that we have acquired.

   Synonyms: ateş, od

“nâr”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu