عنصر
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ن ص ر (ʕ n ṣ r) |
| 3 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕun.sˤur/
Noun
عُنْصُر • (ʕunṣur) m (plural عَنَاصِر (ʕanāṣir))
- (also chemistry) element
- race
- origin
- (chiefly in the plural) member(s) of a group, especially a criminal or militant one
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عُنْصُر ʕunṣur |
الْعُنْصُر al-ʕunṣur |
عُنْصُر ʕunṣur |
| nominative | عُنْصُرٌ ʕunṣurun |
الْعُنْصُرُ al-ʕunṣuru |
عُنْصُرُ ʕunṣuru |
| accusative | عُنْصُرًا ʕunṣuran |
الْعُنْصُرَ al-ʕunṣura |
عُنْصُرَ ʕunṣura |
| genitive | عُنْصُرٍ ʕunṣurin |
الْعُنْصُرِ al-ʕunṣuri |
عُنْصُرِ ʕunṣuri |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | عُنْصُرَيْن ʕunṣurayn |
الْعُنْصُرَيْن al-ʕunṣurayn |
عُنْصُرَيْ ʕunṣuray |
| nominative | عُنْصُرَانِ ʕunṣurāni |
الْعُنْصُرَانِ al-ʕunṣurāni |
عُنْصُرَا ʕunṣurā |
| accusative | عُنْصُرَيْنِ ʕunṣurayni |
الْعُنْصُرَيْنِ al-ʕunṣurayni |
عُنْصُرَيْ ʕunṣuray |
| genitive | عُنْصُرَيْنِ ʕunṣurayni |
الْعُنْصُرَيْنِ al-ʕunṣurayni |
عُنْصُرَيْ ʕunṣuray |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَنَاصِر ʕanāṣir |
الْعَنَاصِر al-ʕanāṣir |
عَنَاصِر ʕanāṣir |
| nominative | عَنَاصِرُ ʕanāṣiru |
الْعَنَاصِرُ al-ʕanāṣiru |
عَنَاصِرُ ʕanāṣiru |
| accusative | عَنَاصِرَ ʕanāṣira |
الْعَنَاصِرَ al-ʕanāṣira |
عَنَاصِرَ ʕanāṣira |
| genitive | عَنَاصِرَ ʕanāṣira |
الْعَنَاصِرِ al-ʕanāṣiri |
عَنَاصِرِ ʕanāṣiri |
Derived terms
- عُنْصُرِيّ (ʕunṣuriyy)
- عُنْصُرِيّة (ʕunṣuriyya)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: ünsür
- → Malay: unsur
- > Indonesian: unsur (inherited)
- → Ottoman Turkish: عنصر (ʿunsur)
- > Turkish: unsur (inherited)
- → Persian: عنصر ('onsor).
- → Urdu: عنصر (unsur)
- → Uyghur: ئۇنسۇر (unsur)
- → Uzbek: unsur
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “عنصر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 760
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔun.ˈsuɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊn.sʊ́ɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔon.sóɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔun.súɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | unsur |
| Dari reading? | unsur |
| Iranian reading? | onsor |
| Tajik reading? | unsur |
Noun
عنصر • (onsor) (plural عناصر (anâser / anâsor))
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “عنصر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عُنْصُر ('unsur), from Arabic عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ʊn.sʊɾ/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ʊn.səɾ/
- Rhymes: -ʊɾ, -əɾ
Noun
عُنْصُر • (ʻunṣur) m (formal plural عَناصِر ('anāsir), Hindi spelling उनसुर)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | عُنْصُر (ʻunṣur) | عُنْصُر (ʻunṣur) |
| oblique | عُنْصُر (ʻunṣur) | عُنْصُروں (ʻunṣurõ) |
| vocative | عُنْصُر (ʻunṣur) | عُنْصُرو (ʻunṣuro) |
Further reading
- “عنصر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “عنصر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “عنصر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.