نجار
See also: نجاز
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic נַגָּרָא / ܢܰܓܳܪܳܐ (naggārā), from Akkadian 𒉄 (NAGAR /naggāru/), from Sumerian 𒉄 (NAGAR, “carpenter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nad͡ʒ.d͡ʒaːr/
Noun
نَجَّار • (najjār) m (plural نَجَّارُون (najjārūn), feminine نَجَّارَة (najjāra))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَجَّار najjār |
النَّجَّار an-najjār |
نَجَّار najjār |
| nominative | نَجَّارٌ najjārun |
النَّجَّارُ an-najjāru |
نَجَّارُ najjāru |
| accusative | نَجَّارًا najjāran |
النَّجَّارَ an-najjāra |
نَجَّارَ najjāra |
| genitive | نَجَّارٍ najjārin |
النَّجَّارِ an-najjāri |
نَجَّارِ najjāri |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | نَجَّارَيْن najjārayn |
النَّجَّارَيْن an-najjārayn |
نَجَّارَيْ najjāray |
| nominative | نَجَّارَانِ najjārāni |
النَّجَّارَانِ an-najjārāni |
نَجَّارَا najjārā |
| accusative | نَجَّارَيْنِ najjārayni |
النَّجَّارَيْنِ an-najjārayni |
نَجَّارَيْ najjāray |
| genitive | نَجَّارَيْنِ najjārayni |
النَّجَّارَيْنِ an-najjārayni |
نَجَّارَيْ najjāray |
| plural | sound masculine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَجَّارِين najjārīn |
النَّجَّارِين an-najjārīn |
نَجَّارِي najjārī |
| nominative | نَجَّارُونَ najjārūna |
النَّجَّارُونَ an-najjārūna |
نَجَّارُو najjārū |
| accusative | نَجَّارِينَ najjārīna |
النَّجَّارِينَ an-najjārīna |
نَجَّارِي najjārī |
| genitive | نَجَّارِينَ najjārīna |
النَّجَّارِينَ an-najjārīna |
نَجَّارِي najjārī |
Derived terms
- نَجَرَ (najara, “to hew, to plane”)
- نَجَّرَ (najjara, “to hew, to plane”)
- مِنْجَرَة (minjara, “carpenter’s plane”)
- نِجَارَة (nijāra, “carpentry”)
Descendants
- Maltese: naġġar (“stonemason”)
- → Armenian: նաջար (naǰar)
- → Persian: نجار (najjâr)
- → Hindustani:
- Urdu: نجار (najjār)
- → Hindustani:
- → Uzbek: najjor
Proper noun
نَجَّار • (najjār) ?
- a surname
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ن ج ر (n j r) |
| 5 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu.d͡ʒaːr/
Noun
نُجَار • (nujār) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نُجَار nujār |
النُّجَار an-nujār |
نُجَار nujār |
| nominative | نُجَارٌ nujārun |
النُّجَارُ an-nujāru |
نُجَارُ nujāru |
| accusative | نُجَارًا nujāran |
النُّجَارَ an-nujāra |
نُجَارَ nujāra |
| genitive | نُجَارٍ nujārin |
النُّجَارِ an-nujāri |
نُجَارِ nujāri |
Etymology 3
Verb
نجار (form III)
- نُجَارُّ (nujārru) /nu.d͡ʒaːr.ru/: first-person plural non-past active/passive indicative of جَارَّ (jārra)
- نُجَارَّ (nujārra) /nu.d͡ʒaːr.ra/: first-person plural non-past active/passive subjunctive/jussive of جَارَّ (jārra)
- نُجَارِّ (nujārri) /nu.d͡ʒaːr.ri/: first-person plural non-past active/passive jussive of جَارَّ (jārra)
Etymology 4
Verb
نجار (form IV)
- نُجَارُ (nujāru) /nu.d͡ʒaː.ru/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of أَجَارَ (ʔajāra)
- نُجَارَ (nujāra) /nu.d͡ʒaː.ra/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of أَجَارَ (ʔajāra)
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 254–255
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “نجار”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 243
- Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 37
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1875) Mandäische Grammatik[2] (in German), Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, , page 120
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “نجار”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1108
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “نجار”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1248
- Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 25
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نَجَّار (najjār).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /nad.ˈd͡ʒaːɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näd.d͡ʒɑ́ːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næd.d͡ʒɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näd.d͡ʒɔ́ɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | najjār |
| Dari reading? | najjār |
| Iranian reading? | najjâr |
| Tajik reading? | najjor |
Noun
نجار • (najjâr)
Related terms
- نجاری (najjâri)
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- Urdu: نجار (najjār)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نجار (najjār), from Arabic نَجّار (najjār).
Noun
نجار • (najjār) m (Hindi spelling नज्जार)
Related terms
- نجاری (najjārī)