نقرة

See also: نقره

Arabic

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^[1] (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

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)