nabar

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nabar/ [na.β̞ar]
  • Rhymes: -abar, -ar
  • Hyphenation: na‧bar

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

nabar (comparative nabarrago, superlative nabarren, excessive nabarregi)

  1. greyish-brown
    Synonyms: ñabar, pintarratu, pikart, pinto
  2. varied, multifaceted
    Synonym: askotariko
  3. ambiguous
    Synonym: anbiguo
  4. (speech) dirty, foul, explicit
Declension
Declension of nabar (adjective, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive nabar nabarra nabarrak
ergative nabarrek nabarrak nabarrek
dative nabarri nabarrari nabarrei
genitive nabarren nabarraren nabarren
comitative nabarrekin nabarrarekin nabarrekin
causative nabarrengatik nabarrarengatik nabarrengatik
benefactive nabarrentzat nabarrarentzat nabarrentzat
instrumental nabarrez nabarraz nabarrez
inessive anim nabarrengan nabarrarengan nabarrengan
inan nabarretan nabarrean nabarretan
locative anim
inan nabarretako nabarreko nabarretako
allative anim nabarrengana nabarrarengana nabarrengana
inan nabarretara nabarrera nabarretara
terminative anim nabarrenganaino nabarrarenganaino nabarrenganaino
inan nabarretaraino nabarreraino nabarretaraino
directive anim nabarrenganantz nabarrarenganantz nabarrenganantz
inan nabarretarantz nabarrerantz nabarretarantz
destinative anim nabarrenganako nabarrarenganako nabarrenganako
inan nabarretarako nabarrerako nabarretarako
ablative anim nabarrengandik nabarrarengandik nabarrengandik
inan nabarretatik nabarretik nabarretatik
partitive nabarrik
prolative nabartzat
Derived terms
  • nabar-lore
  • nabartasun
  • nabartu

Etymology 2

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Noun

nabar inan

  1. plowshare
  2. furrow
Declension
Declension of nabar (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive nabar nabarra nabarrak
ergative nabarrek nabarrak nabarrek
dative nabarri nabarrari nabarrei
genitive nabarren nabarraren nabarren
comitative nabarrekin nabarrarekin nabarrekin
causative nabarrengatik nabarrarengatik nabarrengatik
benefactive nabarrentzat nabarrarentzat nabarrentzat
instrumental nabarrez nabarraz nabarrez
inessive nabarretan nabarrean nabarretan
locative nabarretako nabarreko nabarretako
allative nabarretara nabarrera nabarretara
terminative nabarretaraino nabarreraino nabarretaraino
directive nabarretarantz nabarrerantz nabarretarantz
destinative nabarretarako nabarrerako nabarretarako
ablative nabarretatik nabarretik nabarretatik
partitive nabarrik
prolative nabartzat

Further reading

  • nabar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • nabar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Iberian

Etymology

Potentially from Basque barna (deep).

Adjective

nabar

  1. deep
    nabaŕ sosin lakun uŕalaśkaŕ akaś tikeŕ
    A deep integrity leads our friends to purity

References

  • Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language

Maltese

Root
n-b-r
4 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.bar/

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَبَرَ (nabara).

Verb

nabar (imperfect janbar, verbal noun nabar)

  1. to display
    Synonym: nabbar
Conjugation
Conjugation of nabar (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nabbart nabbart nabbar nabbarna nabbartu nabbru
f nabbret
imperfect m nnabbar tnabbar jnabbar nnabbru tnabbru jnabbru
f tnabbar
imperative nabbar nabbru
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nabbartx nabbartx nabbarx nabbarniex nabbartux nabbrux
f nabbritx
imperfect m nnabbarx tnabbarx jnabbarx nnabbrux tnabbrux jnabbrux
f tnabbarx
imperative tnabbarx tnabbrux

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَبْر (nabr).

Noun

nabar m (instance noun nabra)

  1. verbal noun of nabar

Spanish

Adjective

nabar m or f (masculine and feminine plural nabares)

  1. (relational) turnip

Noun

nabar m (plural nabares)

  1. place where turnips are grown

Further reading