نكر

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

From the root ن ك ر (n-k-r). Cognate to Hebrew נָכְרִי (foreign, non-Jew), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎋𐎗 (nkr) and Akkadian 𒉽 (/⁠nakāru⁠/, to be an enemy or hostile, to oppose or be at war with a nation; to be alien, foreign or an outsider).

Verb

نَكِرَ (nakira) I (non-past يَنْكَرُ (yankaru), verbal noun نَكَر (nakar) or نُكْر (nukr) or نُكُور (nukūr) or نَكِير (nakīr))

  1. to feel unfamiliar about
  2. to deny
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Verb

نَكُرَ (nakura) I (non-past يَنْكُرُ (yankuru), verbal noun مَكَارَة (makāra))

  1. to become difficult and intense (of an issue)
  2. to be objectionable and abhorrent (of an issue)
  3. to be ambiguous, to be indefinite (of an issue)
Conjugation

Etymology 1.3

Verb

نَكَّرَ (nakkara) II (non-past يُنَكِّرُ (yunakkiru), verbal noun تَنْكِير (tankīr))

  1. to mask
  2. (grammar) to use (a noun) as indefinite
Conjugation

Etymology 1.4

Noun

نَكَر or نُكْر (nakar or nukrm

  1. verbal noun of نَكِرَ (nakira) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 1.5

Adjective

نُكْر (nukr)

  1. grave, abominable
    Synonyms: إِمْر (ʔimr), إِدّ (ʔidd)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:74:
      لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُكْرًا
      la-qad jiʔta šayʔan nukran
      You have done a grave thing!
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

نكر (form I)

  1. نَكُرُّ (nakurru) /na.kur.ru/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of كَرَّ (karra)
  2. نُكَرُّ (nukarru) /nu.kar.ru/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of كَرَّ (karra)
  3. نَكُرَّ (nakurra) /na.kur.ra/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of كَرَّ (karra)
  4. نُكَرَّ (nukarra) /nu.kar.ra/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of كَرَّ (karra)
  5. نَكُرِّ (nakurri) /na.kur.ri/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of كَرَّ (karra)
  6. نُكَرِّ (nukarri) /nu.kar.ri/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of كَرَّ (karra)

Etymology 3

Verb

نكر (form I)

  1. نَكْرُ (nakru) /nak.ru/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of كَرَا (karā)
  2. نُكْرَ (nukra) /nuk.ra/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of كَرَا (karā) and كَرَى (karā)
  3. نَكْرِ (nakri) /nak.ri/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of كَرَى (karā)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ك ر
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَكَرَ (nakara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.kar/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

نكر (nakar) I (present بنكر (binkir))

  1. to deny

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نكر (nakar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m نكرت (nakart) نكرت (nakart) نكر (nakar) نكرنا (nakarna) نكرتو (nakartu) نكرو (nakaru)
f نكرتي (nakarti) نكرت (nakrat)
present m بنكر (bankir) بتنكر (btinkir) بنكر (binkir) مننكر (mninkir) بتنكرو (btinkiru) بنكرو (binkiru)
f بتنكري (btinkiri) بتنكر (btinkir)
subjunctive m أنكر (ʔankir) تنكر (tinkir) ينكر (yinkir) ننكر (ninkir) تنكرو (tinkiru) ينكرو (yinkiru)
f تنكري (tinkiri) تنكر (tinkir)
imperative m انكر (inkir) انكرو (inkiru)
f انكري (inkiri)