نير

See also: نیز‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن و ر‎ (n-w-r); compare نُور‎ (nūr, “light”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naj.jir/

Adjective

نَيِّر • (nayyir) (feminine نَيِّرَة‎ (nayyira), masculine plural نَيِّرُونَ‎ (nayyirūna), feminine plural نَيِّرَات‎ (nayyirāt), elative أَنْوَر‎ (ʔanwar))

Declension

Declension of adjective نَيِّر (nayyir)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَيِّر nayyir	النَّيِّر‎ an-nayyir	نَيِّرَة‎ nayyira	النَّيِّرَة‎ an-nayyira
Nominative	نَيِّرٌ nayyirun	النَّيِّرُ‎ an-nayyiru	نَيِّرَةٌ‎ nayyiratun	النَّيِّرَةُ‎ an-nayyiratu
Accusative	نَيِّرًا‎ nayyiran	النَّيِّرَ‎ an-nayyira	نَيِّرَةً‎ nayyiratan	النَّيِّرَةَ‎ an-nayyirata
Genitive	نَيِّرٍ nayyirin	النَّيِّرِ‎ an-nayyiri	نَيِّرَةٍ‎ nayyiratin	النَّيِّرَةِ‎ an-nayyirati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَيِّرَيْن‎ nayyirayn	النَّيِّرَيْن‎ an-nayyirayn	نَيِّرَتَيْن‎ nayyiratayn	النَّيِّرَتَيْن‎ an-nayyiratayn
Nominative	نَيِّرَانِ‎ nayyirāni	النَّيِّرَانِ‎ an-nayyirāni	نَيِّرَتَانِ‎ nayyiratāni	النَّيِّرَتَانِ‎ an-nayyiratāni
Accusative	نَيِّرَيْنِ‎ nayyirayni	النَّيِّرَيْنِ‎ an-nayyirayni	نَيِّرَتَيْنِ‎ nayyiratayni	النَّيِّرَتَيْنِ‎ an-nayyiratayni
Genitive	نَيِّرَيْنِ‎ nayyirayni	النَّيِّرَيْنِ‎ an-nayyirayni	نَيِّرَتَيْنِ‎ nayyiratayni	النَّيِّرَتَيْنِ‎ an-nayyiratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَيِّرِين‎ nayyirīn	النَّيِّرِين‎ an-nayyirīn	نَيِّرَات‎ nayyirāt	النَّيِّرَات‎ an-nayyirāt
Nominative	نَيِّرُونَ‎ nayyirūna	النَّيِّرُونَ‎ an-nayyirūna	نَيِّرَاتٌ‎ nayyirātun	النَّيِّرَاتُ‎ an-nayyirātu
Accusative	نَيِّرِينَ‎ nayyirīna	النَّيِّرِينَ‎ an-nayyirīna	نَيِّرَاتٍ‎ nayyirātin	النَّيِّرَاتِ‎ an-nayyirāti
Genitive	نَيِّرِينَ‎ nayyirīna	النَّيِّرِينَ‎ an-nayyirīna	نَيِّرَاتٍ‎ nayyirātin	النَّيِّرَاتِ‎ an-nayyirāti

Related terms

أَنْوَر‎ (ʔanwar)
نَار‎ (nār)
نَارِيّ‎ (nāriyy, “fiery, igneous”)
نُور‎ (nūr)
نُورِيّ‎ (nūriyy)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic נִירָא‎ / ܢܺܝܪܳܐ‎ (nīrā); from Akkadian 𒉌𒄿𒊒 (nīru, “yoke, crossbeam”).

Noun

نِير • (nīr) m (collective, singulative نِيرَة‎ f (nīra), plural أَنْيَار‎ (ʔanyār))

yoke, a piece of wood about the neck of a bull together with its apparatus
beam, a transverse piece of wood in a loom
cane-roll
woof, weft

Declension

Declension of noun نِير (nīr)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِير nīr	النِّير‎ an-nīr	نِير nīr
Nominative	نِيرٌ nīrun	النِّيرُ‎ an-nīru	نِيرُ nīru
Accusative	نِيرًا‎ nīran	النِّيرَ‎ an-nīra	نِيرَ nīra
Genitive	نِيرٍ nīrin	النِّيرِ‎ an-nīri	نِيرِ nīri
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِيرَة‎ nīra	النِّيرَة‎ an-nīra	نِيرَة‎ nīrat
Nominative	نِيرَةٌ‎ nīratun	النِّيرَةُ‎ an-nīratu	نِيرَةُ‎ nīratu
Accusative	نِيرَةً‎ nīratan	النِّيرَةَ‎ an-nīrata	نِيرَةَ‎ nīrata
Genitive	نِيرَةٍ‎ nīratin	النِّيرَةِ‎ an-nīrati	نِيرَةِ‎ nīrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِيرَتَيْن‎ nīratayn	النِّيرَتَيْن‎ an-nīratayn	نِيرَتَيْ‎ nīratay
Nominative	نِيرَتَانِ‎ nīratāni	النِّيرَتَانِ‎ an-nīratāni	نِيرَتَا‎ nīratā
Accusative	نِيرَتَيْنِ‎ nīratayni	النِّيرَتَيْنِ‎ an-nīratayni	نِيرَتَيْ‎ nīratay
Genitive	نِيرَتَيْنِ‎ nīratayni	النِّيرَتَيْنِ‎ an-nīratayni	نِيرَتَيْ‎ nīratay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِيرَات‎ nīrāt	النِّيرَات‎ an-nīrāt	نِيرَات‎ nīrāt
Nominative	نِيرَاتٌ‎ nīrātun	النِّيرَاتُ‎ an-nīrātu	نِيرَاتُ‎ nīrātu
Accusative	نِيرَاتٍ‎ nīrātin	النِّيرَاتِ‎ an-nīrāti	نِيرَاتِ‎ nīrāti
Genitive	نِيرَاتٍ‎ nīrātin	النِّيرَاتِ‎ an-nīrāti	نِيرَاتِ‎ nīrāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
Plural of variety	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْيَار‎ ʔanyār	الْأَنْيَار‎ al-ʔanyār	أَنْيَار‎ ʔanyār
Nominative	أَنْيَارٌ‎ ʔanyārun	الْأَنْيَارُ‎ al-ʔanyāru	أَنْيَارُ‎ ʔanyāru
Accusative	أَنْيَارًا‎ ʔanyāran	الْأَنْيَارَ‎ al-ʔanyāra	أَنْيَارَ‎ ʔanyāra
Genitive	أَنْيَارٍ‎ ʔanyārin	الْأَنْيَارِ‎ al-ʔanyāri	أَنْيَارِ‎ ʔanyāri

Descendants

→ Swahili: nira

Noun

نِير • (nīr) m (rare)

alternative form of نِيل‎ (nīl, “indigo”)

Declension

Declension of noun نِير (nīr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِير nīr	النِّير‎ an-nīr	نِير nīr
Nominative	نِيرٌ nīrun	النِّيرُ‎ an-nīru	نِيرُ nīru
Accusative	نِيرًا‎ nīran	النِّيرَ‎ an-nīra	نِيرَ nīra
Genitive	نِيرٍ nīrin	النِّيرِ‎ an-nīri	نِيرِ nīri

References

Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “نير”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 741
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes‎ (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, page 78
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 94
Freytag, Georg (1837), “نير”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 358
Lane, Edward William (1863), “نير”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2870–2871
Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “نير”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1333

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