yaar

/ jɑːr /

noun

1. informal,  a friend: often used between males in direct address

Word History and Origins

Origin of yaar¹

Hindi

Example Sentences

“This year Shah Rukh Khan has almost single-handedly revived cinema, very similar to what Tom Cruise did in Hollywood with his ‘ Top Gun ‘” last year, said Nikhil Taneja, co-founder of the youth-centered media organization Yuvaa and host of the popular YouTube show, “Be A Man, Yaar.”

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"They don't work with the clock in their hands and the order is to do the job professionally, step by step to try to avoid any casualties even though nothing is for free," Itamar Yaar, former deputy head of Israel's National Security Council, told Reuters.

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Yaar, who is now manager of the Commanders for Israel’s Security group of former senior defence officials, said at present the military was not facing the same time pressures as in previous operations in Gaza.

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Yaar added that if Israel meets its objectives, the current operation would be wrapped up in three-to-four weeks.

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“It doesn’t mean we’ve done what we’ve done, we’re out and that’s it,” said Itamar Yaar, a former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council and a colonel in the reserves.

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