'n Oogkraal of nazar (van die Arabiese نَظَر ˈnaðˤar, "blik", "aandag") is 'n oogvormige gelukbringer wat geglo word mense teen die bose oog beskerm. Die term word in baie tale gebruik.[1] In Turkye is dit bekend as nazar boncuğu[2] (laasgenoemde woord is afgelei van die woord vir "kraal", boncuk, en eersgenoemde is 'n leenwoord uit Arabies).
Die nazar is in 2018 by Unicode gevoeg as as 🧿.[3]
↑Khan, Abdul Jamil (2006). Urdu/Hindi: An Artificial Divide: African Heritage, Mesopotamian Roots, Indian Culture & British Colonialism (in Engels). Algora Publishing. p. 138. ISBN9780875864389.
↑Williams, Victoria (2016). Celebrating Life Customs Around the World: From Baby Showers to Funerlan, p.344. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781440836596. "nazar boncugu".