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))

  1. luminous, lucid; bright
  2. shining, brilliant
  3. lighted, illuminated, brightly lit
  4. clear, plain
  5. distinct
Declension

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))

  1. yoke, a piece of wood about the neck of a bull together with its apparatus
  2. beam, a transverse piece of wood in a loom
  3. cane-roll
  4. woof, weft
Declension
Descendants
  • Swahili: nira

Noun

نِير (nīr) m (rare)

  1. alternative form of نِيل (nīl, indigo)
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References

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