Nart
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a North Caucasian source (see Adyghe нарт (nart) and Ossetian нарт (nart)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ("man, hero").
Noun
Nart (plural Narts)
- (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.
- 2002, John Colarusso, Nart Sagas from the Caucasus:
Derived terms
- Nart saga
Translations
hero of North Caucasian folklore
Turkish
Etymology
Proper noun
Nart
- (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.
- Çerkes Nart Öyküleri, KAFDAV
- a male given name from Circassian, popular among Circassians in Turkey.