brass = dayar (Lhaesin pronunciation = DAH-YAHR, not DAY-AHR) (noun) (adjective) (a few things Google found for "dayar": an unusual last name; a transliteration of Urdu word meaning "land, region"; a transliteration of Hindi word meaning "filed, submitted"; name of places in Iran and Nigeria)
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Brass is a metal alloy of copper and zinc, typically containing around 66% copper and 34% zinc. However, the amount of copper in brass can range from 55% to 95% by weight.