نار

See also: ناز‎ and Appendix:Variations of "nar"

Arabic

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /naːr/

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Noun

نَار • (nār) f (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
   • النَّار‎ (an-nār) — Hell
   • شَيْخ النَّار‎ (šayḵ an-nār) — Lucifer
   • جَبَل النَّار‎ (jabal an-nār) — volcano
3. gunfire

Declension

Declension of noun نَار (nār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَار nār	النَّار‎ an-nār	نَار nār
Nominative	نَارٌ nārun	النَّارُ‎ an-nāru	نَارُ nāru
Accusative	نَارًا‎ nāran	النَّارَ‎ an-nāra	نَارَ nāra
Genitive	نَارٍ nārin	النَّارِ‎ an-nāri	نَارِ nāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَارَيْن‎ nārayn	النَّارَيْن‎ an-nārayn	نَارَيْ‎ nāray
Nominative	نَارَانِ‎ nārāni	النَّارَانِ‎ an-nārāni	نَارَا‎ nārā
Accusative	نَارَيْنِ‎ nārayni	النَّارَيْنِ‎ an-nārayni	نَارَيْ‎ nāray
Genitive	نَارَيْنِ‎ nārayni	النَّارَيْنِ‎ an-nārayni	نَارَيْ‎ nāray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِيرَان‎ nīrān	النِّيرَان‎ an-nīrān	نِيرَان‎ nīrān
Nominative	نِيرَانٌ‎ nīrānun	النِّيرَانُ‎ an-nīrānu	نِيرَانُ‎ nīrānu
Accusative	نِيرَانًا‎ nīrānan	النِّيرَانَ‎ an-nīrāna	نِيرَانَ‎ nīrāna
Genitive	نِيرَانٍ‎ nīrānin	النِّيرَانِ‎ an-nīrāni	نِيرَانِ‎ nīrāni

Descendants

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

References

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

Kashmiri

Etymology

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

Noun

نار • (nār) m (Devanagari नार)

1. fire

Khowar

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लहरी (laharī, “billow”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

نَارِ (nāri)

1. wave, rapids

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

نار • (nâr)

1. pomegranate

Derived terms

• گلنار‎ (gülnar, “flower of the pomegranate”)

Descendants

• Turkish: nar
• → Adyghe: нарэ (narɛ)
• → Kabardian: нары (narə)
• → Laz: ნარი (nari)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: нар

  Latin script: nar

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَار‎ (nār).

Noun

نار • (nâr)

1. fire

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [nɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [nɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi/approx.) IPA^(key): [nɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [nɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal/DUS) IPA^(key): [nɔɾ]

• Phonetic Persian:

Traditional: [نار]‎

Iranian: [نار]‎

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

• Rhymes: -âr

Etymology 1

From انار‎ (anâr).

Noun

نار • (nâr)

1. pomegranate

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: nar
• → Bulgarian: нар (nar)
• → Ottoman Turkish: نار‎ (nâr)
  • Turkish: nar
  • → Adyghe: нарэ (narɛ)
  • → Kabardian: нары (narə)
  • → Laz: ნარი (nari)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: нар

    Latin script: nar

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَار‎ (nār).

Noun

نار • (nâr)

1. fire

   Synonym: آتش‎ (âteš)

Southwestern Fars

Noun

نار (nâr)

1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) pomegranate

Ushojo

Noun

نار (nār)

1. root