منخر

Arabic

Root
ن خ ر (n ḵ r)
4 terms

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb نَخَرَ (naḵara, “to snort”). Compare Hebrew נְחִיר (n'khír, “nostril”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /min.xar/

Noun

مِنْخَر or مَنْخَر • (minḵar or manḵar) m (dual مِنْخَرَانِ (minḵarāni) or مَنْخَرَانِ (manḵarāni), plural مَنَاخِر (manāḵir))

nostril, nose

Declension

Declension of noun **مِنْخَر** (minḵar)‎; **مَنْخَر** (manḵar)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِنْخَر‎; مَنْخَر minḵar‎; manḵar	الْمِنْخَر‎; الْمَنْخَر al-minḵar‎; al-manḵar	مِنْخَر‎; مَنْخَر minḵar‎; manḵar
nominative	مِنْخَرٌ‎; مَنْخَرٌ minḵarun‎; manḵarun	الْمِنْخَرُ‎; الْمَنْخَرُ al-minḵaru‎; al-manḵaru	مِنْخَرُ‎; مَنْخَرُ minḵaru‎; manḵaru
accusative	مِنْخَرًا‎; مَنْخَرًا minḵaran‎; manḵaran	الْمِنْخَرَ‎; الْمَنْخَرَ al-minḵara‎; al-manḵara	مِنْخَرَ‎; مَنْخَرَ minḵara‎; manḵara
genitive	مِنْخَرٍ‎; مَنْخَرٍ minḵarin‎; manḵarin	الْمِنْخَرِ‎; الْمَنْخَرِ al-minḵari‎; al-manḵari	مِنْخَرِ‎; مَنْخَرِ minḵari‎; manḵari
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِنْخَرَيْن‎; مَنْخَرَيْن minḵarayn‎; manḵarayn	الْمِنْخَرَيْن‎; الْمَنْخَرَيْن al-minḵarayn‎; al-manḵarayn	مِنْخَرَيْ‎; مَنْخَرَيْ minḵaray‎; manḵaray
nominative	مِنْخَرَانِ‎; مَنْخَرَانِ minḵarāni‎; manḵarāni	الْمِنْخَرَانِ‎; الْمَنْخَرَانِ al-minḵarāni‎; al-manḵarāni	مِنْخَرَا‎; مَنْخَرَا minḵarā‎; manḵarā
accusative	مِنْخَرَيْنِ‎; مَنْخَرَيْنِ minḵarayni‎; manḵarayni	الْمِنْخَرَيْنِ‎; الْمَنْخَرَيْنِ al-minḵarayni‎; al-manḵarayni	مِنْخَرَيْ‎; مَنْخَرَيْ minḵaray‎; manḵaray
genitive	مِنْخَرَيْنِ‎; مَنْخَرَيْنِ minḵarayni‎; manḵarayni	الْمِنْخَرَيْنِ‎; الْمَنْخَرَيْنِ al-minḵarayni‎; al-manḵarayni	مِنْخَرَيْ‎; مَنْخَرَيْ minḵaray‎; manḵaray
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَنَاخِر manāḵir	الْمَنَاخِر al-manāḵir	مَنَاخِر manāḵir
nominative	مَنَاخِرُ manāḵiru	الْمَنَاخِرُ al-manāḵiru	مَنَاخِرُ manāḵiru
accusative	مَنَاخِرَ manāḵira	الْمَنَاخِرَ al-manāḵira	مَنَاخِرَ manāḵira
genitive	مَنَاخِرَ manāḵira	الْمَنَاخِرِ al-manāḵiri	مَنَاخِرِ manāḵiri

Descendants

Egyptian Arabic: مناخير (manaḵī́r)
Maltese: mnieħer
Moroccan Arabic: منخار (manḵār)
South Levantine Arabic: منخار (munḵār)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْخَر (manḵar).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /man.ˈxaɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män.xǽɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [män.xǽɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [män.xǽɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæn.xǽɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [män.χǽɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	manxar
Dari reading^?	manxar
Iranian reading^?	manxar
Tajik reading^?	manxar

Noun

منخر • (manxar) (plural مناخر (manâxer), or منخرین (manxareyn), Tajik spelling манхар)

nostril