# var
## Translingual
### Symbol

var
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Huarijio.
* (physics, electrics) Alternative form of VAR

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Huarijio terms

## English
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

### Noun

var (countable and uncountable, plural vars)
* (programming) Abbreviation of variable.
* (statistics) Abbreviation of variance.
* (physics) A unit of electrical power, in an AC circuit, equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
* (bodybuilding, slang, uncountable) Clipping of Anavar.

#### Derived terms

* varmeter

### Anagrams

* ARV, rav

## Albanian
### Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *werja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to bind, hang”) (compare Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to heave, hoist up”), Lithuanian vérti (“to weigh”)).

### Verb

var (aorist vara, participle varur) (transitive)
* to hang
* to depend on
* to bring down

#### Conjugation

* Show compound tenses:

#### Derived terms

* avari
* varëse
* varg

#### Related terms

* vjerr
* zverk

### References

* ↑ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 423

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (bar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɑr/

### Predicative

var
* Existential copula: there is, there are, there exists, there exist
    Bakının yaxınlığında bir karvansara var.There is a caravanserai near Baku.
    ― Düyü var? ― Bəli, var.―Is there any rice? ―Yes, there is.
* Expressing possession: to have
    Üç qardaşım var.I have three brothers.(literally, “There are three of my brothers”)
    ― Gedim çörək alım? ― Yox, hələ varımızdır.―Shall I go and buy bread? ―No, we still have [some].

#### Antonyms

* yox (“there is no; to not have”)

#### Derived terms

* nə var, nə var (“just because, all because”)
* varlıq (“existence; being”)

### References

* ↑ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bār”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎, Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vārus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈbar]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvar]

### Adjective

var (feminine vara, masculine plural vars, feminine plural vares)
* varous

#### Related terms

* vara

### Further reading

* “var” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Chrau
### Numeral

var
* two

## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech var, from Proto-Slavic *varъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvar]
* Hyphenation: var
* Rhymes: -ar

### Noun

var m inan
* boiling
* ferment, unrest

#### Derived terms

* bod varu

#### Related terms

* varna
* varný
* vařit
* vřít

### Further reading

* “var”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “var”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “var”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz, cognate with English aware.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʋɑˀ]

#### Adjective

var
* Only used in blive var (“become aware”)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʋɑ]

#### Verb

var
* past of være

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʋɑːˀ]

#### Verb

var
* imperative of vare

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch varre, verre, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farzô (“bull, ox”). Related to vaars (“heifer”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɑr/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

var m (plural varren, diminutive varretje n)
* (dialectal) young bull

## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɛaːɹ/
* Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
* Homophones: varð, vær

### Verb

var
* first/third-person indicative past of vera
    Eg var ógvuliga bangin. ― I was terribly afraid.
    Hann var ein góður maður. ― He was a good man.
    Hon var borin í heim í 1913. ― She was born 1913.
    Tað var stuttligt. ― It was funny.
    Var tað ikki hon? ― Wasn't it her?

## Gagauz

| Cyrillic | Cyrillic | вар |

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Turkish and Azerbaijani var.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɑˑr/

### Adjective

var (not comparable)
* existential predicative; existent, there is
    hertürlü imää var tükendä ― there's all sorts of food in the shop (literally, “all sorts of food are existent in the shop”)

#### Derived terms

* ar nicä
* var kolayı
* var nicä olsun
* varlı
* varlık

### Further reading

* Ciachir, Mihail (1938) “var”, in Dicționar gagauzo (tiurco)–român pentru gagauzii din Basarabia (in Romanian), Chișinău, page 100
* N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “вар”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 103

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps related to the verb varr (“to sew”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɒr]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒr

### Noun

var (plural varok or varak)
* scab (an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing)

#### Declension

or less commonly:

#### Derived terms

* varacs (dialectal varacsk) → varacskos, varangy
* varas
* ótvar

### See also

* forradás
* heg

### Further reading

* var in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vaːr/
* Rhymes: -aːr

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz.

#### Adjective

var (comparative varari, superlative varastur)
* cautious, aware

##### Derived terms

* gera vart við sig (“to make oneself known; to show oneself”)
* varlega
* varlegur
* vera var um sig (“to be on one's guard”)
* verða var við (“to be aware of”)

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

var n (genitive singular vars, nominative plural vör)
* lee, shelter
    Synonym: skjól

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

var
* first/third-person singular past indicative of vera (“to be”)

## Jamtish
### Verb

var
* inflection of vara:
** past indicative
** imperative second-person singular

## Latvian
### Verb

var
* third-person singular/plural present indicative of varēt
* (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of varēt
* (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of varēt

## Laz
### Postposition

var
* Latin spelling of ვარ (var)

### Adverb

var
* Latin spelling of ვარ (var)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋɑːɾ/

### Verb

var
* simple past of være
* imperative of vare

#### Derived terms

* (of adjective, yet to be added) varsom
* (of noun) putevar

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse var, from Proto-Germanic *was. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂wes-.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋɑː(r)/

#### Verb

var
* past tense of vera (“to be”)

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz. Akin to English wary.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋɑːr/

#### Adjective

var (neuter vart, definite singular and plural vare, comparative varare, indefinite superlative varast, definite superlative varaste)
* wary, careful
* nervous, timid
* sensitive
    Eg er var for høge lydar. ― I am sensitive to loud noises.

##### Derived terms

* føre var

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse ver, from verja. Doublet of vær.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋɑːr/

#### Noun

var n (definite singular varet, indefinite plural var, definite plural vara)
* a sheath or covering
    Har du dratt var på putene endå? ― Have you put the pillows in pillowcases yet?

##### Derived terms

* putevar

### Etymology 4

Uncertain, but may be related to verk.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋɑːr/

#### Noun

var n (definite singular varet, indefinite plural var, definite plural vara)
* (dried) slime, pus, pain

### Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋɑːr/

#### Verb

var
* present of va
* imperative of vara

### References

* “var” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* arv, rav

## Old Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈʋar/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈvar/

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vřieti or vařiti.

#### Noun

var m inan
* batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)

##### Derived terms

* varný

##### Descendants

* Czech: var

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

#### Noun

var m inan
* heat
* sunstroke

##### Declension
### Further reading

* Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “var”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From earlier vas, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛊ (was) from Proto-Germanic *was, first- and third-person past singular indicative of *wesaną.

### Verb

var
* first/third-person singular indicative past of vera

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: var
* Faroese: var
* Norwegian:
** Norwegian Bokmål: var
** Norwegian Nynorsk: var
* Jamtish: var
* Elfdalian: war
* Old Swedish: var, war
** Swedish: var
* Danish: var
* Old Gutnish: war

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “var”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Old Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.

### Noun

var m inan
* batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)

#### Derived terms

* varný

#### Descendants

* Slovak: var

### Further reading

* Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “var”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

## Old Swedish
### Verb

var
* first/third-person singular indicative past of vara

## Pali
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वृ (vṛ).

### Root

var (Pali name vara or vu)
* to hinder, to obstruct; to conceal, to protect
** c. 500 AD, Dhatumañjusa; republished in Dines Andersen & Helmer Smith, The Pāli Dhātupāṭha and the Dhātumañjūsā, Copenhagen: Andr. Fred. Host & son, 1921, page 46:121. Su savane saka sattimhi khi khayamhi gi saddane apa sambhu ca pāpuṇane hi gatimhi vu saṃvare.121. Su for listening, sak for strength, / khī for dimunition, ge for sound / ap for progeny and attainment / hi for gone, var for restraint.
* to wish

#### Derived terms

* saṃvarati
* varati
* vāreti
* saṃvara
* saṃvaraṇa
* vaṇṇa
* vāritta

## Romanian
### Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic варъ (varŭ), from Proto-Slavic *varъ.

### Noun

var n (plural varuri)
* lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)

#### Declension
## Salar
### Etymology

Cognate with Turkish var. Doublet of bar (“rich”).

### Pronunciation

* (Jiezi, Gaizi, Qingshui, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA: [vɑɹ], [vɑr]
* (Hanbahe, Daowei, Chahandusi, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA: [vɑːɹ], [vɑːr]
* (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA: [bɑːr], [pɑː], [pɑr]

### Noun

var
* there is

### References

* Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “var”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 300, 433, 437, 540, 541
* 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “var”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 292
* 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “bɑr”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎, Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 135
* Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “var”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 135
* Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “var”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 175

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋâːr/

### Noun

vȃr m or f (Cyrillic spelling ва̑р)
* (uncountable) heat

#### Declension
### References

* “var”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [var]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

#### Noun

var m inan
* heat
    Synonyms: horúčava, horúčosť, páľava

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.

#### Noun

var m inan (relational adjective varový or varný)
* brewing

##### Declension
### Etymology 3
#### Particle

var
* Alternative form of vari

### Further reading

* “var”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

#### Noun

vȃr m inan
* soldering, welding
* solder
* fine sand, which the smith needs to sprinkle the iron with, when he welds

##### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrẹ́ti or varíti.

#### Noun

vȃr m inan
* broth, stock, brew

##### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English var.

#### Noun

var m inan
* (physics) var

##### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Etymology 4

Derived from Iranian. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬭𐬀 (vāra, “entrenchment”), Middle Persian wl (war, “castle”).

#### Noun

var m inan
* fortress

##### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Further reading

* “var”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* hvar (obsolete since 1906)
* hwar (obsolete)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɑːr/, [vɒ̜ːr]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːr

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

#### Adverb

var (not comparable)
* where; at which place
    Synonym: (informal, nonstandard) vart
    Var är mina nycklar? ― Where are my keys?
    Var var jag? ― Where was I?

##### Related terms

* varifrån
* vart

#### Conjunction

var
* where; the situation in which

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse hverr (paradigm merged with a descendant of *hwaz and a descendant of Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“who (of many)”). A cognate to Icelandic hver.

#### Determiner

var (neuter vart)
* (dated) every
    Var dag är en sällsam gåva ― Every day is a peculiar gift
** c. 1847, Carl August Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's As You Like It (c. 1599), act 3, scene 2
    Att för hvart öga som i skogen ser / Det må ett vittne till min dyrkan blifva.That every eye which in this forest looks / Shall see thy virtue witness'd every where.
    Synonym: varje
* each; per person/thing involved
    Vi fick två bananer var ― We got two bananas each

##### Derived terms

* lite varstans
* var för sig (“separately”)
* var och en (“one and all”)
* vardag (“weekday”)

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

var n or c
* (uncountable) pus; a mixture of dead bacteria and white blood cells, occurring in areas of infections n
* pillowcase n
* various species of flatfish of the family Scophthalmidae, such as megrim, whiff, butt, turbot c

##### Related terms

* bergsvar
* glasvar
* havsvar
* kuddvar
* piggvar
* slätvar
* varböld

### Etymology 4

From Old Norse var, from earlier vas, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ (was), from Proto-Germanic *was.

#### Verb

var
* past indicative of vara: was, were
* imperative of vara

##### Derived terms

* varsågod

### References

* var in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* var in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* var in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* arv

## Tat
### Etymology

From Middle Persian w’t (wād, “wind”), from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”).

### Noun

var
* wind

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɑɾ/

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وار (var), from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (bar).

#### Adjective

var (not comparable)
* there is, there are (not a verb)
    İstanbul'da bir kervansaray var.There is a caravanserai in Istanbul.(literally, “A caravanserai exists in Istanbul.”)
    Yediye yirmi beş var.It's twenty-five to seven.(literally, “There are twenty-five [minutes] to seven.”)
* it exists
    Pirinç var mı? — Evet, var.Is there any rice? — Yes, there is.
* Expressing possession, equivalent of have.
    İki teyzem ve bir dayım var.I have two aunts and an uncle.(literally, “My two aunts and my uncle exist.”)

##### Usage notes

* As an adjective, var is only used predicatively.
* In the phrases “var olmak” and “var etmek”, the word is pronounced with a long vowel (va:r).

#### Derived terms

* var etmek
* var olmak
* varlı
* varlık
* varsa
* varsayım
* varsaymak
* varsıl
* varyemez

##### Antonyms

* yok (there isn't, not have)

#### Noun

var (definite accusative varı, plural varlar)
* everything one has
* belongings, possession, wealth
** 1921, Mekmet Âkif Ersoy (lyrics and music), “İstiklâl Marşı”, Osman Zeki Üngör (music):cânı canânı, bütün varımı alsın da hüda etmesin beni tek vatanımdan dünyada cüda(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Etymology 2
#### Interjection

var
* go ahead
    var, dediğini yap ― go ahead, do what you say
* An expression of encouragement of the following verb, go ahead
    Synonym: haydi
* (Niğde) scram, go away, get out, piss off
    Synonym: defol

#### Verb

var
* second-person singular imperative of varmak

### Further reading

* “var”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “var”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* “var”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982

## Yola
### Etymology 1

From Middle English far, from Old English feorr. Cognate with West English vur.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /var/

#### Adjective

var (comparative valler)
* far
** 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 4-6:Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye, e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.Your fame for such came before you even into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.

#### Adverb

var
* far
** 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:An neeat wooden trenshoorès var whiter than snow.And neat wooden trenchers far whiter than snow.

### Etymology 2
#### Preposition

var
* Alternative form of vor
** 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 39:Var faade?For what?
** 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:Gooude var nat oan dhing, niether treesh ar thraame;Good for not one thing; neither for the trace, nor the car.
** 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 14-15:till ee zin o'oure daies be var aye be ee-go t'glade.until the sun of our lives (be for ever) be gone down the dark valley (of death).

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 74