نسر

See also: نشر‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Noun

نَسْر • (nasr) m (plural نُسُور‎ (nusūr) or نُسُورَة‎ (nusūra))

  1. a vulture
  2. (dialectal) an eagle
    Synonym: عُقَاب‎ (ʕuqāb)
Usage notes

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.

Declension
Derived terms

Verb

نَسَرَ • (nasara) I, non-past يَنْسِرُ‎ or يَنْسُرُ‎‎ (yansiru or yansuru)

  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
Conjugation

Verb

نَسَّرَ • (nassara) II, non-past يُنَسِّرُ‎‎ (yunassiru)

  1. to rip or tear
Conjugation

Verb

نَسِرْ • (nasir) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَارَ‎ (sāra)

Verb

نُسَرْ • (nusar) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of سَارَ‎ (sāra)

Verb

نَسَرُّ • (nasarru) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active indicative of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)

Verb

نَسَرَّ • (nasarra) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)
  2. first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)

Verb

نَسَرِّ • (nasarri) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)

Verb

نَسُرُّ • (nasurru) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active indicative of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)

Verb

نَسُرَّ • (nasurra) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)
  2. first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)

Verb

نَسُرِّ • (nasurri) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)

Verb

نُسَرُّ • (nusarru) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive indicative of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)

Verb

نُسَرَّ • (nusarra) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)
  2. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)

Verb

نُسَرِّ • (nusarri) (form I)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of سَرَّ‎ (sarra)

Verb

نُسِرُّ • (nusirru) (form IV)

  1. first-person plural non-past active indicative of أَسَرَّ‎ (ʔasarra)

Verb

نُسِرَّ • (nusirra) (form IV)

  1. first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of أَسَرَّ‎ (ʔasarra)
  2. first-person plural non-past active jussive of أَسَرَّ‎ (ʔasarra)

Verb

نُسِرِّ • (nusirri) (form IV)

  1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of أَسَرَّ‎ (ʔasarra)

Verb

نُسَرُّ • (nusarru) (form IV)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive indicative of أَسَرَّ‎ (ʔasarra)

Verb

نُسَرَّ • (nusarra) (form IV)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of أَسَرَّ‎ (ʔasarra)
  2. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of أَسَرَّ‎ (ʔasarra)

Verb

نُسَرِّ • (nusarri) (form IV)

  1. first-person plural non-past passive jussive of أَسَرَّ‎ (ʔasarra)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَسْر‎ (nasr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nsar/

Noun

نسر • (nsar) m (plural نسور‎ (nsūr) or نسورة‎ (nsūra))

  1. an eagle

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَسْر‎ (nasr).

Noun

Dari نسر
Iranian Persian
Tajik наср (nasr)

نسر • (nasr)

  1. vulture
  2. eagle

Synonyms

References

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَسْر‎ (nasr).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

نسر • (nisr) m (plural نسورة‎ (nsūra))

  1. eagle
  2. vulture
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