نادر

نادر

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of نَدَرَ‎ (nadara, “to be rare”) and نَدُرَ‎ (nadura, “to be strange”), from the root ن د ر‎ (n-d-r). Compare Hebrew נדיר‎ (nadír, “rare”).

Adjective

نَادِر • (nādir) (feminine نَادِرَة‎ (nādira), masculine plural نَادِرُونَ‎ (nādirūna), feminine plural نَادِرَاتٌ‎ (nādirātun) or نَوَادِرُ‎ (nawādiru), elative أَنْدَر‎ (ʾandar))

1. rare, extraordinary
2. strange, unusual
3. excellent, priceless, eminent, precious

Declension

Declension of adjective نَادِر (nādir)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَادِر nādir	النَّادِر‎ an-nādir	نَادِرَة‎ nādira	النَّادِرَة‎ an-nādira
Nominative	نَادِرٌ nādirun	النَّادِرُ‎ an-nādiru	نَادِرَةٌ‎ nādiratun	النَّادِرَةُ‎ an-nādiratu
Accusative	نَادِرًا‎ nādiran	النَّادِرَ‎ an-nādira	نَادِرَةً‎ nādiratan	النَّادِرَةَ‎ an-nādirata
Genitive	نَادِرٍ nādirin	النَّادِرِ‎ an-nādiri	نَادِرَةٍ‎ nādiratin	النَّادِرَةِ‎ an-nādirati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَادِرَيْن‎ nādirayn	النَّادِرَيْن‎ an-nādirayn	نَادِرَتَيْن‎ nādiratayn	النَّادِرَتَيْن‎ an-nādiratayn
Nominative	نَادِرَانِ‎ nādirāni	النَّادِرَانِ‎ an-nādirāni	نَادِرَتَانِ‎ nādiratāni	النَّادِرَتَانِ‎ an-nādiratāni
Accusative	نَادِرَيْنِ‎ nādirayni	النَّادِرَيْنِ‎ an-nādirayni	نَادِرَتَيْنِ‎ nādiratayni	النَّادِرَتَيْنِ‎ an-nādiratayni
Genitive	نَادِرَيْنِ‎ nādirayni	النَّادِرَيْنِ‎ an-nādirayni	نَادِرَتَيْنِ‎ nādiratayni	النَّادِرَتَيْنِ‎ an-nādiratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَادِرِين‎ nādirīn	النَّادِرِين‎ an-nādirīn	نَادِرَات‎‎; نَوَادِر‎ nādirāt‎; nawādir	النَّادِرَات‎‎; النَّوَادِر‎ an-nādirāt‎; an-nawādir
Nominative	نَادِرُونَ‎ nādirūna	النَّادِرُونَ‎ an-nādirūna	نَادِرَاتٌ‎‎; نَوَادِرُ‎ nādirātun‎; nawādiru	النَّادِرَاتُ‎‎; النَّوَادِرُ‎ an-nādirātu‎; an-nawādiru
Accusative	نَادِرِينَ‎ nādirīna	النَّادِرِينَ‎ an-nādirīna	نَادِرَاتٍ‎‎; نَوَادِرَ‎ nādirātin‎; nawādira	النَّادِرَاتِ‎‎; النَّوَادِرَ‎ an-nādirāti‎; an-nawādira
Genitive	نَادِرِينَ‎ nādirīna	النَّادِرِينَ‎ an-nādirīna	نَادِرَاتٍ‎‎; نَوَادِرَ‎ nādirātin‎; nawādira	النَّادِرَاتِ‎‎; النَّوَادِرِ‎ an-nādirāti‎; an-nawādiri

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نادر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “ندر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

نَادِر • (nādir) m

1. eccentric

Declension

Declension of noun نَادِر (nādir)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَادِر nādir	النَّادِر‎ an-nādir	نَادِر nādir
Nominative	نَادِرٌ nādirun	النَّادِرُ‎ an-nādiru	نَادِرُ nādiru
Accusative	نَادِرًا‎ nādiran	النَّادِرَ‎ an-nādira	نَادِرَ nādira
Genitive	نَادِرٍ nādirin	النَّادِرِ‎ an-nādiri	نَادِرِ nādiri

References

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

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَادِر‎ (nādir).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /nɑːˈðiɾ/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /nɑːˈdɪɾ/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /nɒːˈdeɾ/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /nɔˈdiɾ/

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Adjective

نادر • (nâder) (comparative نادرتَر‎ (nâder-tar), superlative نادرتَرین‎ (nâder-tarin))

1. rare

Proper noun

نادر • (nâder)

1. a male given name, Nader

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن د ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic نَادِر‎ (nādir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː.dir/, [ˈnæː.dɪr]

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Adjective

نادر • (nāder) (feminine نادرة‎ (nādre), masculine plural نادرين‎ (nādrīn))

1. rare, unusual, uncommon

See also

• نادرا‎ (nādiran, “rarely”)