نير
See also: نیز
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ن و ر (n-w-r); compare نُور (nūr, “light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naj.jir/
Adjective
نَيِّر • (nayyir) (feminine نَيِّرَة (nayyira), masculine plural نَيِّرُونَ (nayyirūna), feminine plural نَيِّرَات (nayyirāt), elative أَنْوَر (ʾanwar))
- luminous, lucid; bright
- shining, brilliant
- lighted, illuminated, brightly lit
- clear, plain
- distinct
Declension
Declension of adjective نَيِّر (nayyir)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | نَيِّر nayyir | النَّيِّر an-nayyir | نَيِّرَة nayyira | النَّيِّرَة an-nayyira |
| Nominative | نَيِّرٌ nayyirun | النَّيِّرُ an-nayyiru | نَيِّرَةٌ nayyiratun | النَّيِّرَةُ an-nayyiratu |
| Accusative | نَيِّرًا nayyiran | النَّيِّرَ an-nayyira | نَيِّرَةً nayyiratan | النَّيِّرَةَ an-nayyirata |
| Genitive | نَيِّرٍ nayyirin | النَّيِّرِ an-nayyiri | نَيِّرَةٍ nayyiratin | النَّيِّرَةِ an-nayyirati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | نَيِّرَيْن nayyirayn | النَّيِّرَيْن an-nayyirayn | نَيِّرَتَيْن nayyiratayn | النَّيِّرَتَيْن an-nayyiratayn |
| Nominative | نَيِّرَانِ nayyirāni | النَّيِّرَانِ an-nayyirāni | نَيِّرَتَانِ nayyiratāni | النَّيِّرَتَانِ an-nayyiratāni |
| Accusative | نَيِّرَيْنِ nayyirayni | النَّيِّرَيْنِ an-nayyirayni | نَيِّرَتَيْنِ nayyiratayni | النَّيِّرَتَيْنِ an-nayyiratayni |
| Genitive | نَيِّرَيْنِ nayyirayni | النَّيِّرَيْنِ an-nayyirayni | نَيِّرَتَيْنِ nayyiratayni | النَّيِّرَتَيْنِ an-nayyiratayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | نَيِّرِين nayyirīn | النَّيِّرِين an-nayyirīn | نَيِّرَات nayyirāt | النَّيِّرَات an-nayyirāt |
| Nominative | نَيِّرُونَ nayyirūna | النَّيِّرُونَ an-nayyirūna | نَيِّرَاتٌ nayyirātun | النَّيِّرَاتُ an-nayyirātu |
| Accusative | نَيِّرِينَ nayyirīna | النَّيِّرِينَ an-nayyirīna | نَيِّرَاتٍ nayyirātin | النَّيِّرَاتِ an-nayyirāti |
| Genitive | نَيِّرِينَ nayyirīna | النَّيِّرِينَ an-nayyirīna | نَيِّرَاتٍ nayyirātin | النَّيِّرَاتِ an-nayyirāti |
Related terms
- أَنْوَر (ʾanwar)
- نَار (nār)
- نَارِيّ (nāriyy, “fiery, igneous”)
- نُور (nūr)
- نُورِيّ (nūriyy)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Aramaic נִירָא / ܢܺܝܪܳܐ (nīrā); from Akkadian 𒉌𒄿𒊒 (nīru, “yoke, crossbeam”).
Noun
نِير • (nīr) m (collective, singulative نِيرَة f (nīra), plural أَنْيَار (ʾanyār))
- yoke, a piece of wood about the neck of a bull together with its apparatus
- beam, a transverse piece of wood in a loom
- cane-roll
- woof, weft
Declension
Declension of noun نِير (nīr)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نِير nīr | النِّير an-nīr | نِير nīr |
| Nominative | نِيرٌ nīrun | النِّيرُ an-nīru | نِيرُ nīru |
| Accusative | نِيرًا nīran | النِّيرَ an-nīra | نِيرَ nīra |
| Genitive | نِيرٍ nīrin | النِّيرِ an-nīri | نِيرِ nīri |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نِيرَة nīra | النِّيرَة an-nīra | نِيرَة nīrat |
| Nominative | نِيرَةٌ nīratun | النِّيرَةُ an-nīratu | نِيرَةُ nīratu |
| Accusative | نِيرَةً nīratan | النِّيرَةَ an-nīrata | نِيرَةَ nīrata |
| Genitive | نِيرَةٍ nīratin | النِّيرَةِ an-nīrati | نِيرَةِ nīrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نِيرَتَيْن nīratayn | النِّيرَتَيْن an-nīratayn | نِيرَتَيْ nīratay |
| Nominative | نِيرَتَانِ nīratāni | النِّيرَتَانِ an-nīratāni | نِيرَتَا nīratā |
| Accusative | نِيرَتَيْنِ nīratayni | النِّيرَتَيْنِ an-nīratayni | نِيرَتَيْ nīratay |
| Genitive | نِيرَتَيْنِ nīratayni | النِّيرَتَيْنِ an-nīratayni | نِيرَتَيْ nīratay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نِيرَات nīrāt | النِّيرَات an-nīrāt | نِيرَات nīrāt |
| Nominative | نِيرَاتٌ nīrātun | النِّيرَاتُ an-nīrātu | نِيرَاتُ nīrātu |
| Accusative | نِيرَاتٍ nīrātin | النِّيرَاتِ an-nīrāti | نِيرَاتِ nīrāti |
| Genitive | نِيرَاتٍ nīrātin | النِّيرَاتِ an-nīrāti | نِيرَاتِ nīrāti |
| Plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَنْيَار ʾanyār | الْأَنْيَار al-ʾanyār | أَنْيَار ʾanyār |
| Nominative | أَنْيَارٌ ʾanyārun | الْأَنْيَارُ al-ʾanyāru | أَنْيَارُ ʾanyāru |
| Accusative | أَنْيَارًا ʾanyāran | الْأَنْيَارَ al-ʾanyāra | أَنْيَارَ ʾanyāra |
| Genitive | أَنْيَارٍ ʾanyārin | الْأَنْيَارِ al-ʾanyāri | أَنْيَارِ ʾanyāri |
Descendants
- → Swahili: nira
Noun
نِير • (nīr) m (rare)
- alternative form of نِيل (nīl, “indigo”)
Declension
Declension of noun نِير (nīr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نِير nīr | النِّير an-nīr | نِير nīr |
| Nominative | نِيرٌ nīrun | النِّيرُ an-nīru | نِيرُ nīru |
| Accusative | نِيرًا nīran | النِّيرَ an-nīra | نِيرَ nīra |
| Genitive | نِيرٍ nīrin | النِّيرِ an-nīri | نِيرِ nīri |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “نير”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 741
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, page 78
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 94
- Freytag, Georg (1837), “نير”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 358
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “نير”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2870–2871
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “نير”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1333