نظير
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ن ظ ر (n-ẓ-r).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.ðˤiːr/
Adjective
نَظِير • (naẓīr) (feminine نَظِيرَة (naẓīra), masculine plural نُظَرَاء (nuẓarāʔ), feminine plural نَظَائِر (naẓāʔir))
- similar, alike
- counterpart a person with similar functions
- isotope
- corresponding
- opposite, in front of, parallel
Declension
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
- نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt, “nadir”)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “نظير”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نظير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
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