منظر
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ن ظ ر (n ẓ r) |
| 19 terms |
Verbal noun and noun of place from the verb نَظَرَ (naẓara, “to perceive with the eyes”).
Noun
مَنْظَر • (manẓar) m (plural مَنَاظِر (manāẓir))
- verbal noun of نَظَرَ (naẓara) (form I)
- sight
- view, panorama
- هٰذَا ٱلْمَنْظَرُ جَمِيلٌ جِدًا فِي غُرُوبِ ٱلشَّمْسِ.
- hāḏā l-manẓaru jamīlun jidan fī ḡurūbi š-šamsi.
- This view is very beautiful at sunset.
- looks, appearance, aspect
- prospect, outlook, perspective
- (photography) object
- scene (of a play)
- spectacle
- stage setting, set, scenery
- lookout, watchtower
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَنْظَر manẓar |
الْمَنْظَر al-manẓar |
مَنْظَر manẓar |
| nominative | مَنْظَرٌ manẓarun |
الْمَنْظَرُ al-manẓaru |
مَنْظَرُ manẓaru |
| accusative | مَنْظَرًا manẓaran |
الْمَنْظَرَ al-manẓara |
مَنْظَرَ manẓara |
| genitive | مَنْظَرٍ manẓarin |
الْمَنْظَرِ al-manẓari |
مَنْظَرِ manẓari |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مَنْظَرَيْن manẓarayn |
الْمَنْظَرَيْن al-manẓarayn |
مَنْظَرَيْ manẓaray |
| nominative | مَنْظَرَانِ manẓarāni |
الْمَنْظَرَانِ al-manẓarāni |
مَنْظَرَا manẓarā |
| accusative | مَنْظَرَيْنِ manẓarayni |
الْمَنْظَرَيْنِ al-manẓarayni |
مَنْظَرَيْ manẓaray |
| genitive | مَنْظَرَيْنِ manẓarayni |
الْمَنْظَرَيْنِ al-manẓarayni |
مَنْظَرَيْ manẓaray |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَنَاظِر manāẓir |
الْمَنَاظِر al-manāẓir |
مَنَاظِر manāẓir |
| nominative | مَنَاظِرُ manāẓiru |
الْمَنَاظِرُ al-manāẓiru |
مَنَاظِرُ manāẓiru |
| accusative | مَنَاظِرَ manāẓira |
الْمَنَاظِرَ al-manāẓira |
مَنَاظِرَ manāẓira |
| genitive | مَنَاظِرَ manāẓira |
الْمَنَاظِرِ al-manāẓiri |
مَنَاظِرِ manāẓiri |
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: منظر (manzar)
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ن ظ ر (n ẓ r) |
| 19 terms |
Tool noun from the verb نَظَرَ (naẓara, “to perceive with the eyes”).
Noun
مِنْظَر • (minẓar) m
- pair of eyeglasses, spectacles
- telescope
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِنْظَر minẓar |
الْمِنْظَر al-minẓar |
مِنْظَر minẓar |
| nominative | مِنْظَرٌ minẓarun |
الْمِنْظَرُ al-minẓaru |
مِنْظَرُ minẓaru |
| accusative | مِنْظَرًا minẓaran |
الْمِنْظَرَ al-minẓara |
مِنْظَرَ minẓara |
| genitive | مِنْظَرٍ minẓarin |
الْمِنْظَرِ al-minẓari |
مِنْظَرِ minẓari |
Related terms
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَنْظَر (manẓar)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /man.ˈzaɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [män.zäɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæn.zæɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [män.zäɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | manzar |
| Dari reading? | manzar |
| Iranian reading? | manzar |
| Tajik reading? | manzar |
| Dari | منظر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | манзар |
Noun
منظر • (manzar) (plural مناظر (manâzer))
- aspect, look, appearance
- sight, view
- perspective
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3766:
- هر هوا و ذره‌‌ای خود منظری است
ناگشاده کی گود کانجا دری است- har hawā u zarra-i xwad manzar-ē-st
nā-gušāda kī guwad kānjā dar-ē-st - Every air and mote is indeed a place for vision (of God),
(but so long as it is) unopened, who says “Yonder is a door”?
- har hawā u zarra-i xwad manzar-ē-st
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَنْظَر (manzar), from Arabic مَنْظَر (manẓar).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mən.zəɾ/
- Rhymes: -əɾ
- Hyphenation: مَنْ‧ظَر
Noun
مَنْظَر • (manzar) m (formal plural مناظر, Hindi spelling मंज़र)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مَنْظَر (manz̤ar) | مَنْظَر (manz̤ar) |
| oblique | مَنْظَر (manz̤ar) | مَنْظَروں (manz̤arõ) |
| vocative | مَنْظَر (manz̤ar) | مَنْظَرو (manz̤aro) |
Further reading
- “منظر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “منظر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “منظر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.