نار

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Arabic

Etymology

    From Arabic ن و ر (n-w-r); from Proto-Semitic *nūr-. Cognate with Aramaic נוּר (“fire”), whence the derived Hebrew נוּר (nur, “shining fire”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /naːr/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    نَار • (nār) f (dual نَارَانِ (nārāni), plural نِيرَان (nīrān))

    1. fire
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:29:
        فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلْأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهْلِهِۦۤ ءَانَسَ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ نَارࣰا قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوۤا۟ إِنِّيۤ ءَانَسْتُ نَارࣰا لَّعَلِّيۤ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ جَذْوَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ
        fa-lammā qaḍā mūsā l-ʾajala wa-sāra bi-ʾahlihī ʾānasa min jānibi ṭ-ṭūri nāran qāla li-ʾahlihi mkuṯū ʾinnī ʾānastu nāran laʿallī ʾātīkum-minhā bixabarin ʾaw jaḏwatin mina n-nāri laʿallakum taṣṯalūna
        And when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves.
    2. conflagration
    3. gunfire

    Declension

    Declension of noun نَار (nār)
    Singular basic singular triptote
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal نَار
    nār     		النَّار
    an-nār     		نَار
    nār
    Nominative نَارٌ
    nārun     		النَّارُ
    an-nāru     		نَارُ
    nāru
    Accusative نَارًا
    nāran     		النَّارَ
    an-nāra     		نَارَ
    nāra
    Genitive نَارٍ
    nārin     		النَّارِ
    an-nāri     		نَارِ
    nāri
    Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal نَارَيْن
    nārayn     		النَّارَيْن
    an-nārayn     		نَارَيْ
    nāray
    Nominative نَارَانِ
    nārāni     		النَّارَانِ
    an-nārāni     		نَارَا
    nārā
    Accusative نَارَيْنِ
    nārayni     		النَّارَيْنِ
    an-nārayni     		نَارَيْ
    nāray
    Genitive نَارَيْنِ
    nārayni     		النَّارَيْنِ
    an-nārayni     		نَارَيْ
    nāray
    Plural basic broken plural triptote
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal نِيرَان
    nīrān     		النِّيرَان
    an-nīrān     		نِيرَان
    nīrān
    Nominative نِيرَانٌ
    nīrānun     		النِّيرَانُ
    an-nīrānu     		نِيرَانُ
    nīrānu
    Accusative نِيرَانًا
    nīrānan     		النِّيرَانَ
    an-nīrāna     		نِيرَانَ
    nīrāna
    Genitive نِيرَانٍ
    nīrānin     		النِّيرَانِ
    an-nīrāni     		نِيرَانِ
    nīrāni

    Descendants

    • Maltese: nar
    • Moroccan Arabic: نار (nār)
    • → Bengali: নার (nar)
    • → Persian: نار (nâr)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: نار (nâr)

    References

    • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

    Kashmiri

    Etymology

    Either borrowed from Arabic نار (nār) or inherited from Sanskrit अङ्गार (aṅgāra).[1]

    Noun

    نار • (nār) m (Devanagari नार)

    1. fire

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áṅgāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

    Khowar

    Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit लहरी (laharī, “billow”)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /nɑː.ɾi/,
    • Hyphenation: نَا‧رِ

    Noun

    نَارِ (nāri)

    1. wave, rapids

    Ottoman Turkish

    Etymology 1

    From Persian نار (nâr), انار (anâr).

    Noun

    نار • (nâr)

    1. pomegranate
    Derived terms
    • گلنار (gülnar, “flower of the pomegranate”)
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    From Arabic نَار (nār).

    Noun

    نار • (nâr)

    1. fire

    Persian

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? nār
    Dari reading? nār
    Iranian reading? nâr
    Tajik reading? nor

    Etymology 1

    From انار (anâr).

    Noun

    نار • (nâr)

    1. pomegranate
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Arabic نَار (nār).

    Noun

    نار • (nâr)

    1. fire
      Synonym: آتش (âtaš)
    Descendants

    Punjabi

    Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀭𑀻 (ṇārī), from Sanskrit नारी (nā́rī).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    نار • (nār) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਾਰ)

    1. woman (a beautiful woman)
      Synonym: مُٹیْار (muṭeyār)
    2. wife

    Declension

    Declension of نار
    dir. sg. نار (nār)
    dir. pl. ناراں (nārāṉ)
    singular plural
    direct نار (nār) ناراں (nārāṉ)
    oblique نار (nār) ناراں (nārāṉ)
    vocative نارے (nāre) نارو (nāro)
    ablative ناروں (nāroṉ) ناراں (nārāṉ)
    locative ناری (nārī) نارِیں (nārīṉ)
    instrumental نارِیں (nārīṉ) نارے (nāre)

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نار”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    • “ਨਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nā́rī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 406

    Sindhi

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Tamil நால் (nāl).

    Numeral

    نار • (nār)

    1. four in the game of dakar

    References

    Southwestern Fars

    Noun

    نار (nâr)

    1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) pomegranate

    Ushojo

    Noun

    نار (nār)

    1. root
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