نير
See also: نیز
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ن و ر (n w r) |
| 17 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naj.jir/
Adjective
نَيِّر • (nayyir) (feminine نَيِّرَة (nayyira), masculine plural نَيِّرُونَ (nayyirūna), feminine plural نَيِّرَات (nayyirāt), elative أَنْوَر (ʔanwar))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | نَيِّر nayyir |
النَّيِّر an-nayyir |
نَيِّرَة nayyira |
النَّيِّرَة an-nayyira |
| nominative | نَيِّرٌ nayyirun |
النَّيِّرُ an-nayyiru |
نَيِّرَةٌ nayyiratun |
النَّيِّرَةُ an-nayyiratu |
| accusative | نَيِّرًا nayyiran |
النَّيِّرَ an-nayyira |
نَيِّرَةً nayyiratan |
النَّيِّرَةَ an-nayyirata |
| genitive | نَيِّرٍ nayyirin |
النَّيِّرِ an-nayyiri |
نَيِّرَةٍ nayyiratin |
النَّيِّرَةِ an-nayyirati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | نَيِّرَيْن nayyirayn |
النَّيِّرَيْن an-nayyirayn |
نَيِّرَتَيْن nayyiratayn |
النَّيِّرَتَيْن an-nayyiratayn |
| nominative | نَيِّرَانِ nayyirāni |
النَّيِّرَانِ an-nayyirāni |
نَيِّرَتَانِ nayyiratāni |
النَّيِّرَتَانِ an-nayyiratāni |
| accusative | نَيِّرَيْنِ nayyirayni |
النَّيِّرَيْنِ an-nayyirayni |
نَيِّرَتَيْنِ nayyiratayni |
النَّيِّرَتَيْنِ an-nayyiratayni |
| genitive | نَيِّرَيْنِ nayyirayni |
النَّيِّرَيْنِ an-nayyirayni |
نَيِّرَتَيْنِ nayyiratayni |
النَّيِّرَتَيْنِ an-nayyiratayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | نَيِّرِين nayyirīn |
النَّيِّرِين an-nayyirīn |
نَيِّرَات nayyirāt |
النَّيِّرَات an-nayyirāt |
| nominative | نَيِّرُونَ nayyirūna |
النَّيِّرُونَ an-nayyirūna |
نَيِّرَاتٌ nayyirātun |
النَّيِّرَاتُ an-nayyirātu |
| accusative | نَيِّرِينَ nayyirīna |
النَّيِّرِينَ an-nayyirīna |
نَيِّرَاتٍ nayyirātin |
النَّيِّرَاتِ an-nayyirāti |
| genitive | نَيِّرِينَ nayyirīna |
النَّيِّرِينَ an-nayyirīna |
نَيِّرَاتٍ nayyirātin |
النَّيِّرَاتِ an-nayyirāti |
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Aramaic נִירָא / ܢܺܝܪܳܐ (nīrā); from Akkadian 𒉌𒄿𒊒 (nīru, “yoke, crossbeam”).
Noun
نِير • (nīr) m (collective, singulative نِيرَة f (nīra), plural أَنْيَار (ʔanyār))
- yoke, a piece of wood about the neck of a bull together with its apparatus
- beam, a transverse piece of wood in a loom
- cane-roll
- woof, weft
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نِير nīr |
النِّير an-nīr |
نِير nīr |
| nominative | نِيرٌ nīrun |
النِّيرُ an-nīru |
نِيرُ nīru |
| accusative | نِيرًا nīran |
النِّيرَ an-nīra |
نِيرَ nīra |
| genitive | نِيرٍ nīrin |
النِّيرِ an-nīri |
نِيرِ nīri |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نِيرَة nīra |
النِّيرَة an-nīra |
نِيرَة nīrat |
| nominative | نِيرَةٌ nīratun |
النِّيرَةُ an-nīratu |
نِيرَةُ nīratu |
| accusative | نِيرَةً nīratan |
النِّيرَةَ an-nīrata |
نِيرَةَ nīrata |
| genitive | نِيرَةٍ nīratin |
النِّيرَةِ an-nīrati |
نِيرَةِ nīrati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | نِيرَتَيْن nīratayn |
النِّيرَتَيْن an-nīratayn |
نِيرَتَيْ nīratay |
| nominative | نِيرَتَانِ nīratāni |
النِّيرَتَانِ an-nīratāni |
نِيرَتَا nīratā |
| accusative | نِيرَتَيْنِ nīratayni |
النِّيرَتَيْنِ an-nīratayni |
نِيرَتَيْ nīratay |
| genitive | نِيرَتَيْنِ nīratayni |
النِّيرَتَيْنِ an-nīratayni |
نِيرَتَيْ nīratay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نِيرَات nīrāt |
النِّيرَات an-nīrāt |
نِيرَات nīrāt |
| nominative | نِيرَاتٌ nīrātun |
النِّيرَاتُ an-nīrātu |
نِيرَاتُ nīrātu |
| accusative | نِيرَاتٍ nīrātin |
النِّيرَاتِ an-nīrāti |
نِيرَاتِ nīrāti |
| genitive | نِيرَاتٍ nīrātin |
النِّيرَاتِ an-nīrāti |
نِيرَاتِ nīrāti |
| plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَنْيَار ʔanyār |
الْأَنْيَار al-ʔanyār |
أَنْيَار ʔanyār |
| nominative | أَنْيَارٌ ʔanyārun |
الْأَنْيَارُ al-ʔanyāru |
أَنْيَارُ ʔanyāru |
| accusative | أَنْيَارًا ʔanyāran |
الْأَنْيَارَ al-ʔanyāra |
أَنْيَارَ ʔanyāra |
| genitive | أَنْيَارٍ ʔanyārin |
الْأَنْيَارِ al-ʔanyāri |
أَنْيَارِ ʔanyāri |
Descendants
- → Swahili: nira
Etymology 3
Noun
نِير • (nīr) m (rare)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نِير nīr |
النِّير an-nīr |
نِير nīr |
| nominative | نِيرٌ nīrun |
النِّيرُ an-nīru |
نِيرُ nīru |
| accusative | نِيرًا nīran |
النِّيرَ an-nīra |
نِيرَ nīra |
| genitive | نِيرٍ nīrin |
النِّيرِ an-nīri |
نِيرِ nīri |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “نير”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 741
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes[2] (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, , page 78
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 94
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “نير”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[3] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 358
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “نير”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2870–2871.
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “نير”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1333