نجار

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See also: نجاز

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic נַגָּרָא / ܢܰܓܳܪܳܐ (naggārā), from Akkadian 𒉄 (NAGAR /⁠naggāru⁠/), from Sumerian 𒉄 (NAGAR, “carpenter”).

Pronunciation

Noun

نَجَّار • (najjār) m (plural نَجَّارُون (najjārūn), feminine نَجَّارَة (najjāra))

  1. carpenter
  2. cabinetmaker
  3. joiner
Declension
Declension of noun نَجَّار (najjār)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَجَّار
najjār 		النَّجَّار
an-najjār 		نَجَّار
najjār
Nominative نَجَّارٌ
najjārun 		النَّجَّارُ
an-najjāru 		نَجَّارُ
najjāru
Accusative نَجَّارًا
najjāran 		النَّجَّارَ
an-najjāra 		نَجَّارَ
najjāra
Genitive نَجَّارٍ
najjārin 		النَّجَّارِ
an-najjāri 		نَجَّارِ
najjāri
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَجَّارَيْن
najjārayn 		النَّجَّارَيْن
an-najjārayn 		نَجَّارَيْ
najjāray
Nominative نَجَّارَانِ
najjārāni 		النَّجَّارَانِ
an-najjārāni 		نَجَّارَا
najjārā
Accusative نَجَّارَيْنِ
najjārayni 		النَّجَّارَيْنِ
an-najjārayni 		نَجَّارَيْ
najjāray
Genitive نَجَّارَيْنِ
najjārayni 		النَّجَّارَيْنِ
an-najjārayni 		نَجَّارَيْ
najjāray
Plural sound masculine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَجَّارِين
najjārīn 		النَّجَّارِين
an-najjārīn 		نَجَّارِي
najjārī
Nominative نَجَّارُونَ
najjārūna 		النَّجَّارُونَ
an-najjārūna 		نَجَّارُو
najjārū
Accusative نَجَّارِينَ
najjārīna 		النَّجَّارِينَ
an-najjārīna 		نَجَّارِي
najjārī
Genitive نَجَّارِينَ
najjārīna 		النَّجَّارِينَ
an-najjārīna 		نَجَّارِي
najjārī
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Maltese: naġġar (“stonemason”)
  • → Armenian: նաջար (naǰar)
  • → Persian: نجار (najjâr)

Proper noun

نَجَّار • (najjār) ?

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Root
ن ج ر (n j r)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

نُجَار • (nujār) m

  1. origin, descent, stock, root
Declension
Declension of noun نُجَار (nujār)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نُجَار
nujār 		النُّجَار
an-nujār 		نُجَار
nujār
Nominative نُجَارٌ
nujārun 		النُّجَارُ
an-nujāru 		نُجَارُ
nujāru
Accusative نُجَارًا
nujāran 		النُّجَارَ
an-nujāra 		نُجَارَ
nujāra
Genitive نُجَارٍ
nujārin 		النُّجَارِ
an-nujāri 		نُجَارِ
nujāri

Etymology 3

Verb

نجار (form III)

  1. نُجَارُّ (nujārru) /nu.d͡ʒaːr.ru/: first-person plural non-past active/passive indicative of جَارَّ (jārra)
  2. نُجَارَّ (nujārra) /nu.d͡ʒaːr.ra/: first-person plural non-past active/passive subjunctive/jussive of جَارَّ (jārra)
  3. نُجَارِّ (nujārri) /nu.d͡ʒaːr.ri/: first-person plural non-past active/passive jussive of جَارَّ (jārra)

Etymology 4

Verb

نجار (form IV)

  1. نُجَارُ (nujāru) /nu.d͡ʒaː.ru/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of أَجَارَ (ʔajāra)
  2. نُجَارَ (nujāra) /nu.d͡ʒaː.ra/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive of أَجَارَ (ʔajāra)

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 254–255
  • Freytag, Georg (1837) “نجار”, 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 243
  • Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 37
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1875) Mandäische Grammatik‎ (in German), Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, page 120
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نجار”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1108
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “نجار”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1248
  • Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 25

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَجَّار (najjār).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? najjār
Dari reading? najjār
Iranian reading? najjâr
Tajik reading? najjor

Noun

نجار • (najjâr)

  1. carpenter
    Synonym: درگر (dorgar)

Descendants

  • → Hindustani:
    Urdu: نجار (najjār)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نجار (najjār), from Arabic نَجّار (najjār).

Noun

نجار • (najjār) m (Hindi spelling नज्जार)

  1. carpenter
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