نقرة

نقرة

See also: نقره‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ق ر‎ (n-q-r).

Noun

نَقْرَة • (naqra) f (plural نَقَرَات‎ (naqarāt))

1. instance noun of نَقَرَ‎ (naqara)

Declension

Declension of noun نَقْرَة (naqra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقْرَة naqra	النَّقْرَة‎ an-naqra	نَقْرَة naqrat
Nominative	نَقْرَةٌ naqratun	النَّقْرَةُ‎ an-naqratu	نَقْرَةُ naqratu
Accusative	نَقْرَةً naqratan	النَّقْرَةَ‎ an-naqrata	نَقْرَةَ naqrata
Genitive	نَقْرَةٍ naqratin	النَّقْرَةِ‎ an-naqrati	نَقْرَةِ naqrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقْرَتَيْن‎ naqratayn	النَّقْرَتَيْن‎ an-naqratayn	نَقْرَتَيْ‎ naqratay
Nominative	نَقْرَتَانِ‎ naqratāni	النَّقْرَتَانِ‎ an-naqratāni	نَقْرَتَا‎ naqratā
Accusative	نَقْرَتَيْنِ‎ naqratayni	النَّقْرَتَيْنِ‎ an-naqratayni	نَقْرَتَيْ‎ naqratay
Genitive	نَقْرَتَيْنِ‎ naqratayni	النَّقْرَتَيْنِ‎ an-naqratayni	نَقْرَتَيْ‎ naqratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقَرَات‎ naqarāt	النَّقَرَات‎ an-naqarāt	نَقَرَات‎ naqarāt
Nominative	نَقَرَاتٌ‎ naqarātun	النَّقَرَاتُ‎ an-naqarātu	نَقَرَاتُ‎ naqarātu
Accusative	نَقَرَاتٍ‎ naqarātin	النَّقَرَاتِ‎ an-naqarāti	نَقَرَاتِ‎ naqarāti
Genitive	نَقَرَاتٍ‎ naqarātin	النَّقَرَاتِ‎ an-naqarāti	نَقَرَاتِ‎ naqarāti

Noun

نُقْرَة • (nuqra) f (plural نُقَر‎ (nuqar) or نِقَار‎ (niqār))

1. cavity, cleft, socket
2. (archaic) concentration of silver, high-quality silver
3. hollow of the backneck, condyloid fossa

Declension

Declension of noun نُقْرَة (nuqra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُقْرَة nuqra	النُّقْرَة‎ an-nuqra	نُقْرَة nuqrat
Nominative	نُقْرَةٌ nuqratun	النُّقْرَةُ‎ an-nuqratu	نُقْرَةُ nuqratu
Accusative	نُقْرَةً nuqratan	النُّقْرَةَ‎ an-nuqrata	نُقْرَةَ nuqrata
Genitive	نُقْرَةٍ nuqratin	النُّقْرَةِ‎ an-nuqrati	نُقْرَةِ nuqrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُقْرَتَيْن‎ nuqratayn	النُّقْرَتَيْن‎ an-nuqratayn	نُقْرَتَيْ‎ nuqratay
Nominative	نُقْرَتَانِ‎ nuqratāni	النُّقْرَتَانِ‎ an-nuqratāni	نُقْرَتَا‎ nuqratā
Accusative	نُقْرَتَيْنِ‎ nuqratayni	النُّقْرَتَيْنِ‎ an-nuqratayni	نُقْرَتَيْ‎ nuqratay
Genitive	نُقْرَتَيْنِ‎ nuqratayni	النُّقْرَتَيْنِ‎ an-nuqratayni	نُقْرَتَيْ‎ nuqratay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُقَر‎‎; نِقَار‎ nuqar‎; niqār	النُّقَر‎‎; النِّقَار‎ an-nuqar‎; an-niqār	نُقَر‎‎; نِقَار‎ nuqar‎; niqār
Nominative	نُقَرٌ‎‎; نِقَارٌ‎ nuqarun‎; niqārun	النُّقَرُ‎‎; النِّقَارُ‎ an-nuqaru‎; an-niqāru	نُقَرُ‎‎; نِقَارُ‎ nuqaru‎; niqāru
Accusative	نُقَرًا‎‎; نِقَارًا‎ nuqaran‎; niqāran	النُّقَرَ‎‎; النِّقَارَ‎ an-nuqara‎; an-niqāra	نُقَرَ‎‎; نِقَارَ‎ nuqara‎; niqāra
Genitive	نُقَرٍ‎‎; نِقَارٍ‎ nuqarin‎; niqārin	النُّقَرِ‎‎; النِّقَارِ‎ an-nuqari‎; an-niqāri	نُقَرِ‎‎; نِقَارِ‎ nuqari‎; niqāri

Descendants

• → Medieval Latin: nucha, nucra, nocra
  • → Catalan: nuca
  • → Middle English: nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka
    • English: nucha
  • → Old French: nuche
    • Middle French: nuque, nuche
      • → English: nuque
      • French: nuque
  • → Italian: nuca
  • → Portuguese: nuca
  • → Spanish: nuca
• → Middle Armenian: նուկրայ (nukray)
• → Persian: نقره‎ (noqre, “silver”)
• → Classical Syriac: ܢܘܽܩܪܐ‎ (nuqra, “hole; silver”)

Noun

نِقْرَة • (niqra) f

1. quarrel, strife, hassle

Declension

Declension of noun نِقْرَة (niqra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِقْرَة niqra	النِّقْرَة‎ an-niqra	نِقْرَة niqrat
Nominative	نِقْرَةٌ niqratun	النِّقْرَةُ‎ an-niqratu	نِقْرَةُ niqratu
Accusative	نِقْرَةً niqratan	النِّقْرَةَ‎ an-niqrata	نِقْرَةَ niqrata
Genitive	نِقْرَةٍ niqratin	النِّقْرَةِ‎ an-niqrati	نِقْرَةِ niqrati

Further reading

• Hyrtl, Joseph (1879) Das Arabische und Hebräische in der Anatomie‎ (in German), Wien: Wilhelm Braumüller, pages 188–193
• Gharib, B. (1995), “n'krtk-(w)”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 231

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن ق ر‎
1 term

From Arabic نُقْرَة‎ (nuqra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuq.ra/

Noun

نقرة • (nuqra) f (usually uncountable)

1. silver

   Synonym: فضة‎ (faḍḍa)