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نار

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Arabic

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Etymology

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    From Arabic ن و ر (n-w-r); from Proto-Semitic *nūr-. Cognate with Aramaic נוּר (fire), whence the derived Hebrew נוּר (nur, shining fire).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /naːr/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

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    نَار (nārf (dual نَارَانِ (nārāni), plural نِيرَان (nīrān))

    1. fire
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:29:
        فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلْأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهْلِهِۦۤ ءَانَسَ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ نَارࣰا قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوۤا۟ إِنِّيۤ ءَانَسْتُ نَارࣰا لَّعَلِّيۤ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ جَذْوَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ
        fa-lammā qaḍā mūsā l-ʾajala wa-sāra bi-ʾahlihī ʾānasa min jānibi ṭ-ṭūri nāran qāla li-ʾahlihi mkuṯū ʾinnī ʾānastu nāran laʿallī ʾātīkum-minhā bixabarin ʾaw jaḏwatin mina n-nāri laʿallakum taṣṯalūna
        And when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves.
    2. conflagration
    3. gunfire

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    • Maltese: nar
    • Moroccan Arabic: نار (nār)
    • Bengali: নার (nar)
    • Persian: نار (nâr)
    • Ottoman Turkish: نار (nâr)

    References

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

    Kashmiri

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    Etymology

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    Either borrowed from Arabic نار (nār) or inherited from Sanskrit अङ्गार (aṅgāra).[1]

    Noun

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    نار (nārm (Devanagari नार)

    1. fire

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áṅgāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

    Khowar

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit लहरी (laharī, billow)

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /nɑː.ɾi/, [nɑː.ɾi]
    • Hyphenation: نَا‧رِ

    Noun

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    نَارِ (nāri)

    1. wave, rapids

    Ottoman Turkish

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    Etymology 1

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    From Persian نار (nâr), انار (anâr).

    Noun

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    نار (nâr)

    1. pomegranate
    Derived terms
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    • گلنار (gülnar, flower of the pomegranate)
    Descendants
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    Etymology 2

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    From Arabic نَار (nār).

    Noun

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    نار (nâr)

    1. fire

    Persian

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    Pronunciation

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    Readings
    Classical reading? nār
    Dari reading? nār
    Iranian reading? nâr
    Tajik reading? nor

    Etymology 1

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    From انار (anâr).

    Noun

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    نار (nâr)

    1. pomegranate
    Descendants
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Arabic نَار (nār).

    Noun

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    نار (nâr)

    1. fire
      Synonym: آتش (âtaš)
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    Punjabi

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀭𑀻 (ṇārī), from Sanskrit नारी (nā́rī).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    نار (nārf (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਾਰ)

    1. woman (a beautiful woman)
      Synonym: مُٹیْار (muṭeyār)
    2. wife

    Declension

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    Declension of نار
    dir. sg. نار (nār)
    dir. pl. ناراں (nārāṉ)
    singular plural
    direct نار (nār) ناراں (nārāṉ)
    oblique نار (nār) ناراں (nārāṉ)
    vocative نارے (nāre) نارو (nāro)
    ablative ناروں (nāroṉ) ناراں (nārāṉ)
    locative ناری (nārī) نارِیں (nārīṉ)
    instrumental نارِیں (nārīṉ) نارے (nāre)

    Further reading

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    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نار”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    • ਨਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nā́rī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 406

    Sindhi

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Tamil நால் (nāl).

    Numeral

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    نار (nār)

    1. four in the game of dakar

    References

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    Southwestern Fars

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    Noun

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    نار (nâr)

    1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) pomegranate

    Ushojo

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    Noun

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    نار (nār)

    1. root