See also: نشر

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Semitic *našr-, whence was derived the denominal root ن س ر (n-s-r).

Noun

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نَسْر (nasrm (plural نُسُور (nusūr) or نُسُورَة (nusūra))

  1. (zoology) a vulture
  2. (dialectal) an eagle
    Synonym: عُقَاب (ʕuqāb)
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The word is commonly used to refer to eagles, especially in the dialects. This use, however, is almost unanimously criticized by prescriptivists, who maintain that عُقَاب (ʕuqāb) should be used instead.

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Verb

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نَسَرَ (nasara) I (non-past يَنْسِرُ (yansiru) or يَنْسُرُ (yansuru), verbal noun نَسْر (nasr))

  1. to cut, pierce, or slit, especially like a vulture or another bird of prey
    Synonym: قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa)
    1. to pluck
      Synonym: نَتَفَ (natafa)
  2. (figurative) to bad-mouth, to malign, to abuse verbally, to slander, to slur
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نَسَّرَ (nassara) II (non-past يُنَسِّرُ (yunassiru), verbal noun تَنْسِير (tansīr))

  1. to rip or tear
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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نسر (form I)

  1. نَسِرْ (nasir) /na.sir/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَارَ (sāra)
  2. نُسَرْ (nusar) /nu.sar/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of سَارَ (sāra)

Etymology 3

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نسر (form I)

  1. نَسُرُّ (nasurru) /na.sur.ru/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of سَرَّ (sarra)
  2. نُسَرُّ (nusarru) /nu.sar.ru/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of سَرَّ (sarra) and سُرَّ (surra)
  3. نَسُرَّ (nasurra) /na.sur.ra/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of سَرَّ (sarra)
  4. نُسَرَّ (nusarra) /nu.sar.ra/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of سَرَّ (sarra) and سُرَّ (surra)
  5. نَسُرِّ (nasurri) /na.sur.ri/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَرَّ (sarra)
  6. نُسَرِّ (nusarri) /nu.sar.ri/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of سَرَّ (sarra) and سُرَّ (surra)
  7. نَسَرُّ (nasarru) /na.sar.ru/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of سَرَّ (sarra)
  8. نَسَرَّ (nasarra) /na.sar.ra/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of سَرَّ (sarra)
  9. نَسَرِّ (nasarri) /na.sar.ri/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَرَّ (sarra)

Etymology 4

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نسر (form IV)

  1. نُسِرُّ (nusirru) /nu.sir.ru/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)
  2. نُسَرُّ (nusarru) /nu.sar.ru/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)
  3. نُسِرَّ (nusirra) /nu.sir.ra/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)
  4. نُسَرَّ (nusarra) /nu.sar.ra/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)
  5. نُسِرِّ (nusirri) /nu.sir.ri/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)
  6. نُسَرِّ (nusarri) /nu.sar.ri/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic نَسْر (nasr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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نسر (nsarm (plural نسور (nsūr) or نسورة (nsūra))

  1. an eagle

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَسْر (nasr).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? nasr
Dari reading? nasr
Iranian reading? nasr
Tajik reading? nasr

Noun

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Dari نسر
Iranian Persian
Tajik наср

نسر (nasr)

  1. vulture
    Synonyms: کرگس (kargas), لاشخور (lâšxor)
  2. eagle
    Synonyms: عقاب ('oqâb), شهباز (šahbâz), دال (dâl)

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic نَسْر (nasr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nisr/, [nɪ.s(ɪ)r]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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نسر (nisrm (plural نسورة (nsūra))

  1. eagle
  2. vulture