نار
See also: ناز and Appendix:Variations of "nar"
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *nūr-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naːr/
Noun
نَار • (nār) f (dual نَارَانِ (nārāni), plural نِيرَان (nīrān))
- fire
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:29:
- فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلْأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهْلِهِۦۤ ءَانَسَ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ نَارࣰا قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوۤا۟ إِنِّيۤ ءَانَسْتُ نَارࣰا لَّعَلِّيۤ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ جَذْوَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ
- fa-lammā qaḍā mūsā l-ʾajala wa-sāra bi-ʾahlihī ʾānasa min jānibi ṭ-ṭūri nāran qāla li-ʾahlihi mkuṯū ʾinnī ʾānastu nāran laʿallī ʾātīkum-minhā bixabarin ʾaw jaḏwatin mina n-nāri laʿallakum taṣṯalūna
- And when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves.
- conflagration
- النَّار (an-nār) — Hell
- شَيْخ النَّار (šayḵ an-nār) — Lucifer
- جَبَل النَّار (jabal an-nār) — volcano
- gunfire
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَار nār |
النَّار an-nār |
نَار nār |
| nominative | نَارٌ nārun |
النَّارُ an-nāru |
نَارُ nāru |
| accusative | نَارًا nāran |
النَّارَ an-nāra |
نَارَ nāra |
| genitive | نَارٍ nārin |
النَّارِ an-nāri |
نَارِ nāri |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | نَارَيْن nārayn |
النَّارَيْن an-nārayn |
نَارَيْ nāray |
| nominative | نَارَانِ nārāni |
النَّارَانِ an-nārāni |
نَارَا nārā |
| accusative | نَارَيْنِ nārayni |
النَّارَيْنِ an-nārayni |
نَارَيْ nāray |
| genitive | نَارَيْنِ nārayni |
النَّارَيْنِ an-nārayni |
نَارَيْ nāray |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نِيرَان nīrān |
النِّيرَان an-nīrān |
نِيرَان nīrān |
| nominative | نِيرَانٌ nīrānun |
النِّيرَانُ an-nīrānu |
نِيرَانُ nīrānu |
| accusative | نِيرَانًا nīrānan |
النِّيرَانَ an-nīrāna |
نِيرَانَ nīrāna |
| genitive | نِيرَانٍ nīrānin |
النِّيرَانِ an-nīrāni |
نِيرَانِ nīrāni |
Descendants
- Maltese: nar
- Moroccan Arabic: نار (nār)
- → Bengali: নার (nar)
- → Persian: نار (nâr)
- → Ottoman Turkish: نار (nâr)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “نور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Kashmiri
Etymology
Either borrowed from Arabic نار (nār) or inherited from Sanskrit अङ्गार (aṅgāra).[1]
Noun
نار • (nār) m (Devanagari नार)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áṅgāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Khowar
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit लहरी (laharī, “billow”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑː.ɾi/, [nɑː.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: نَا‧رِ
Noun
نَارِ (nāri)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
From Persian نار (nâr), انار (anâr).
Noun
نار • (nâr)
Derived terms
- گلنار (gülnar, “flower of the pomegranate”)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
نار • (nâr)
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈnaːɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nɒːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nɔɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nār |
| Dari reading? | nār |
| Iranian reading? | nâr |
| Tajik reading? | nor |
- Rhymes: -ɑːr
Etymology 1
From انار (anâr).
Noun
نار • (nâr)
Derived terms
- ناربا (nâr-bâ)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic نَار (nār).
Noun
نار • (nâr)
Descendants
- → Gujarati: નાર (nār)
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀭𑀻 (ṇārī), from Sanskrit नारी (nā́rī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /näːɾᵊ/
Noun
نار • (nār) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਾਰ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | نار (nār) | ناراں (nārāṉ) |
| oblique | نار (nār) | ناراں (nārāṉ) |
| vocative | نارے (nāre) | نارو (nāro) |
| ablative | ناروں (nāroṉ) | ناراں (nārāṉ) |
| locative | ناری (nārī) | نارِیں (nārīṉ) |
| instrumental | نارِیں (nārīṉ) | نارے (nāre) |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نار”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਨਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nā́rī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 406
Sindhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Tamil நால் (nāl).
Numeral
نار • (nār)
References
Southwestern Fars
Noun
نار (nâr)
- (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) pomegranate
Ushojo
Noun
نار (nār)