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نار

See also: ناز and Appendix:Variations of "nar"

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic ن و ر (n-w-r); from Proto-Semitic *nūr-. Cognate with Aramaic נוּר (“fire”), whence the derived Hebrew נוּר (nur, “shining fire”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /naːr/
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

نَار • (nār) f (dual نَارَانِ (nārāni), plural نِيرَان (nīrān))

  1. 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.
  2. conflagration
  3. gunfire

Declension edit

Declension of noun نَار (nār)
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 edit

  • Maltese: nar
  • Moroccan Arabic: نار (nār)
  • → Bengali: নার (nar)
  • → Persian: نار (nâr)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: نار (nâr)

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Kashmiri edit

Etymology edit

Either borrowed from Arabic نار (nār) or inherited from Sanskrit अङ्गार (aṅgāra).[1]

Noun edit

نار • (nār) m (Devanagari नार)

  1. fire

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áṅgāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Khowar edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit लहरी (laharī, “billow”)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nɑː.ɾi/, [nɑː.ɾi]
  • Hyphenation: نَا‧رِ

Noun edit

نَارِ (nāri)

  1. wave, rapids

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Persian نار (nâr), انار (anâr).

Noun edit

نار • (nâr)

  1. pomegranate
Derived terms edit
  • گلنار (gülnar, “flower of the pomegranate”)
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic نَار (nār).

Noun edit

نار • (nâr)

  1. fire

Persian edit

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? nār
Dari reading? nār
Iranian reading? nâr
Tajik reading? nor

Etymology 1 edit

From انار (anâr).

Noun edit

نار • (nâr)

  1. pomegranate
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic نَار (nār).

Noun edit

نار • (nâr)

  1. fire
    Synonym: آتش (âteš)
Descendants edit

Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀭𑀻 (ṇārī), from Sanskrit नारी (nā́rī).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

نار • (nār) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਾਰ)

  1. woman (a beautiful woman)
    Synonym: مُٹیْار (muṭeyār)
  2. wife

Declension edit

Declension of نار
dir. sg. نار (nār)
dir. pl. ناراں (nārāṉ)
singular plural
direct نار (nār) ناراں (nārāṉ)
oblique نار (nār) ناراں (nārāṉ)
vocative نارے (nāre) نارو (nāro)
ablative ناروں (nāroṉ) —
locative نارے (nāre) نارِیں (nārīṉ)
instrumental نارے (nāre) نارِیں (nārīṉ)

Further reading edit

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نار”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਨਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nā́rī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 406

Sindhi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Tamil நால் (nāl).

Numeral edit

نار • (nār)

  1. four in the game of dakar

References edit

Southwestern Fars edit

Noun edit

نار (nâr)

  1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) pomegranate

Ushojo edit

Noun edit

نار (nār)

  1. root
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