نظير
Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ن ظ ر (n-ẓ-r) |
Etymology edit
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb نَظَرَ (naẓara).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
Declension of adjective نَظِير (naẓīr)
| 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 edit
- نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt, “nadir”)
References edit
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “نظير”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نظير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen