Nart

English

Alternative forms

• Nard

Etymology

From a North Caucasian source (see West Circassian нарт (nart) and Ossetian нарт (nart)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ("man, hero").

Noun

Nart (plural Narts)

1. (mythology) Any of a race of giant heroes in the folklore of the peoples of the North Caucasus (notably the Circassians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, and Vainakhs).
   • 2002, John Colarusso, Nart Sagas from the Caucasus:

     The Nart sagas are to the Caucasus what the Greek myths are to Western civilization.

Derived terms

• Nart saga

Translations

hero of North Caucasian folklore

• Abkhaz: нарт (nartʼ)
• Armenian: նարտ (hy) (nart)
• Chechen: нарт (nart)
• Circassian:

  East Circassian: нарт (nart)

  West Circassian: нарт (nart)

• Georgian: ნარტი (narṭi)
• Ossetian: нарт (nart)
• Russian: нарт (ru) m (nart)

Turkish

Etymology

From West Circassian нарт (nart).

Proper noun

Nart

1. (mythology) Any of a race of giant heroes in the folklore of the peoples of the North Caucasus (notably the Circassians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, and Vainakhs).
   • Çerkes Nart Öyküleri, KAFDAV

     Nartlar Çerkeslerin ve diğer birçok Kafkas halkının çok eski destan kahramanlarıdır.

2. a male given name from Circassian, popular among Circassians in Turkey.