Arabic

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Root
ن ك ر (n-k-r)

Etymology 1

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Derived from the active participle of the verb أَنْكَرَ (ʔankara, to deny).

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Noun

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مُنْكِر (munkirm (dual مُنْكَرِانِ, plural مُنْكِرُون (munkirūn))

  1. denier (who denies)
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: münkir
  • Ottoman Turkish: منكر (münkir)

Etymology 2

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Derived from the passive participle of the verb أَنْكَرَ (ʔankara, to deny).

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Noun

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مُنْكَر (munkarm (dual مُنْكَرَانِ (munkarāni), plural مُنْكَرَات (munkarāt))

  1. immoral behaviour, vice, wrongdoing
    Antonym: مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf)
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