"ars" meaning in English

See ars in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} ars
  1. plural of ar Tags: form-of, plural Form of: ar
    Sense id: en-ars-en-noun-bTmsv0TG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: arsim [plural]
Etymology: For the sense of "Mizrahi person", Arabic عرص (“a shepherd”), which became an Arabic slang word referring to pimps who "shepherd" prostitutes. This term was influenced by stereotypes of Mizrahi Jews as crude and aggressive, later used by an Israeli subculture. Not related to the vulgar word arse. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|عرص||a shepherd}} Arabic عرص (“a shepherd”) Head templates: {{en-noun|arsim}} ars (plural arsim)
  1. (Israel, derogatory) Mizrahi Tags: Israel, derogatory
    Sense id: en-ars-en-noun-E~Ktr4MQ Categories (other): Israeli English, English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 2 2 2 25 2 2 15 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 6 3 0 2 2 4 7 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 1 22 2 1 26 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 2 6 3 0 2 2 3 6 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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