See also: نطير and نظیر

Arabic

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Root
ن ظ ر (n ẓ r)
14 terms

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb نَظَرَ (naẓara).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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نَظِير (naẓīr) (feminine نَظِيرَة (naẓīra), masculine plural نُظَرَاء (nuẓarāʔ), feminine plural نَظَائِر (naẓāʔir))

  1. similar, alike
  2. counterpart a person with similar functions
  3. (nuclear physics) isotope
    نَظِير مُشِعّnaẓīr mušiʕʕradioactive isotope
  4. corresponding
  5. opposite, in front of, parallel

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