نسر

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See also: نشر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Semitic *našr-, whence was derived the denominal root ن س ر (n-s-r).

Noun

نَسْر (nasrm (plural نُسُور (nusūr) or نُسُورَة (nusūra))

  1. (zoology) a vulture
  2. (dialectal) an eagle
    Synonym: عُقَاب (ʕuqāb)
Usage notes

The word is commonly used to refer to eagles, especially in the dialects. This use, however, is almost unanimously criticized by prescriptivists, who maintain that عُقَاب (ʕuqāb) should be used instead.

Declension
Derived terms

Verb

نَسَرَ (nasara) I (non-past يَنْسِرُ (yansiru) or يَنْسُرُ (yansuru), verbal noun نَسْر (nasr))

  1. to cut, pierce, or slit, especially like a vulture or another bird of prey
    Synonym: قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa)
    1. to pluck
      Synonym: نَتَفَ (natafa)
  2. (figurative) to bad-mouth, to malign, to abuse verbally, to slander, to slur
Conjugation

Verb

نَسَّرَ (nassara) II (non-past يُنَسِّرُ (yunassiru), verbal noun تَنْسِير (tansīr))

  1. to rip or tear
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

نسر (form I)

  1. نَسِرْ (nasir) /na.sir/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَارَ (sāra)
  2. نُسَرْ (nusar) /nu.sar/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of سَارَ (sāra)

Etymology 3

Verb

نسر (form I)

  1. نَسُرُّ (nasurru) /na.sur.ru/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of سَرَّ (sarra)
  2. نُسَرُّ (nusarru) /nu.sar.ru/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of سَرَّ (sarra) and سُرَّ (surra)
  3. نَسُرَّ (nasurra) /na.sur.ra/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of سَرَّ (sarra)
  4. نُسَرَّ (nusarra) /nu.sar.ra/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of سَرَّ (sarra) and سُرَّ (surra)
  5. نَسُرِّ (nasurri) /na.sur.ri/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَرَّ (sarra)
  6. نُسَرِّ (nusarri) /nu.sar.ri/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of سَرَّ (sarra) and سُرَّ (surra)
  7. نَسَرُّ (nasarru) /na.sar.ru/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of سَرَّ (sarra)
  8. نَسَرَّ (nasarra) /na.sar.ra/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of سَرَّ (sarra)
  9. نَسَرِّ (nasarri) /na.sar.ri/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of سَرَّ (sarra)

Etymology 4

Verb

نسر (form IV)

  1. نُسِرُّ (nusirru) /nu.sir.ru/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)
  2. نُسَرُّ (nusarru) /nu.sar.ru/: first-person plural non-past passive indicative of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)
  3. نُسِرَّ (nusirra) /nu.sir.ra/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)
  4. نُسَرَّ (nusarra) /nu.sar.ra/: first-person plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)
  5. نُسِرِّ (nusirri) /nu.sir.ri/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)
  6. نُسَرِّ (nusarri) /nu.sar.ri/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of أَسَرَّ (ʔasarra)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَسْر (nasr).

Pronunciation

Noun

نسر (nsarm (plural نسور (nsūr) or نسورة (nsūra))

  1. an eagle

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَسْر (nasr).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? nasr
Dari reading? nasr
Iranian reading? nasr
Tajik reading? nasr

Noun

Dari نسر
Iranian Persian
Tajik наср

نسر (nasr)

  1. vulture
    Synonyms: کرگس (kargas), لاشخور (lâšxor)
  2. eagle
    Synonyms: عقاب ('oqâb), شهباز (šahbâz), دال (dâl)

References

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَسْر (nasr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nisr/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

نسر (nisrm (plural نسورة (nsūra))

  1. eagle
  2. vulture