نظير
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ن ظ ر (n ẓ r) |
| 19 terms |
Etymology
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb نَظَرَ (naẓara).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.ðˤiːr/
- Rhymes: -iːr
Adjective
نَظِير • (naẓīr) (feminine نَظِيرَة (naẓīra), masculine plural نُظَرَاء (nuẓarāʔ), feminine plural نَظَائِر (naẓāʔir))
- similar, alike
- counterpart (a person with similar functions)
- (nuclear physics) isotope
- نَظِير مُشِعّ ― naẓīr mušiʕʕ ― radioactive isotope
- corresponding
- opposite, in front of, parallel
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | نَظِير naẓīr |
النَّظِير an-naẓīr |
نَظِيرَة naẓīra |
النَّظِيرَة an-naẓīra |
| nominative | نَظِيرٌ naẓīrun |
النَّظِيرُ an-naẓīru |
نَظِيرَةٌ naẓīratun |
النَّظِيرَةُ an-naẓīratu |
| accusative | نَظِيرًا naẓīran |
النَّظِيرَ an-naẓīra |
نَظِيرَةً naẓīratan |
النَّظِيرَةَ an-naẓīrata |
| genitive | نَظِيرٍ naẓīrin |
النَّظِيرِ an-naẓīri |
نَظِيرَةٍ naẓīratin |
النَّظِيرَةِ an-naẓīrati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | نَظِيرَيْن naẓīrayn |
النَّظِيرَيْن an-naẓīrayn |
نَظِيرَتَيْن naẓīratayn |
النَّظِيرَتَيْن an-naẓīratayn |
| nominative | نَظِيرَانِ naẓīrāni |
النَّظِيرَانِ an-naẓīrāni |
نَظِيرَتَانِ naẓīratāni |
النَّظِيرَتَانِ an-naẓīratāni |
| accusative | نَظِيرَيْنِ naẓīrayni |
النَّظِيرَيْنِ an-naẓīrayni |
نَظِيرَتَيْنِ naẓīratayni |
النَّظِيرَتَيْنِ an-naẓīratayni |
| genitive | نَظِيرَيْنِ naẓīrayni |
النَّظِيرَيْنِ an-naẓīrayni |
نَظِيرَتَيْنِ naẓīratayni |
النَّظِيرَتَيْنِ an-naẓīratayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote | basic broken plural diptote | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | نُظَرَاء nuẓarāʔ |
النُّظَرَاء an-nuẓarāʔ |
نَظَائِر naẓāʔir |
النَّظَائِر an-naẓāʔir |
| nominative | نُظَرَاءُ nuẓarāʔu |
النُّظَرَاءُ an-nuẓarāʔu |
نَظَائِرُ naẓāʔiru |
النَّظَائِرُ an-naẓāʔiru |
| accusative | نُظَرَاءَ nuẓarāʔa |
النُّظَرَاءَ an-nuẓarāʔa |
نَظَائِرَ naẓāʔira |
النَّظَائِرَ an-naẓāʔira |
| genitive | نُظَرَاءَ nuẓarāʔa |
النُّظَرَاءِ an-nuẓarāʔi |
نَظَائِرَ naẓāʔira |
النَّظَائِرِ an-naẓāʔiri |
Derived terms
- نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt, “nadir”)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “نظير”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نظير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen