نادر

Arabic

Root
ن د ر (n-d-r)

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː.dir/

Adjective

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

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

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: nədir
• → Persian: نادر
• → Ottoman Turkish: نادر
  • → Turkish: nadir
• → Uzbek: nodir

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

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نادر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], 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

References

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَادِر (nādir).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ˈðiɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.d̪ɪ́ɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.d̪ɪ́ɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.d̪ɪ́ɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.d̪íɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.d̪éɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.d̪íɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	nāḏir
Dari reading?	nādir
Iranian reading?	nâder
Tajik reading?	nodir

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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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن د ر
2 terms

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”)