نجران

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ج ر (n j r) in the sense نَجْر (najr, “a root or stock or shape or figure”) +‎ ـَان (-ān) the sense of door-sill develops, and the walled city of Nejran, part of the Himyarite Kingdom, that already called it in its Old South Arabian inscriptions 𐩬𐩴𐩧𐩬 (ngrn /⁠nagrānu⁠/), had many gates. The same derivation for the sense of “thirsty” works from نَجْر (najr, “heat; violent thirst”).

Proper noun

نَجْرَان • (najrān) f

1. Najran (A city in Saudi Arabia in the southwest close to Yemen)

Declension

Declension of noun نَجْرَان (najrān)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	نَجْرَان najrān	—
nominative	—	نَجْرَانٌ najrānun	—
accusative	—	نَجْرَانًا najrānan	—
genitive	—	نَجْرَانٍ najrānin	—

Noun

نَجْرَان • (najrān) m (obsolete)

1. a horizontal piece of wood serving as the foot or sill of a door upon which it turns

Declension

Declension of noun نَجْرَان (najrān)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجْرَان najrān	النَّجْرَان an-najrān	نَجْرَان najrān
nominative	نَجْرَانٌ najrānun	النَّجْرَانُ an-najrānu	نَجْرَانُ najrānu
accusative	نَجْرَانًا najrānan	النَّجْرَانَ an-najrāna	نَجْرَانَ najrāna
genitive	نَجْرَانٍ najrānin	النَّجْرَانِ an-najrāni	نَجْرَانِ najrāni

Adjective

نَجْرَان • (najrān) (obsolete)

1. affected by a heating thirst

Declension

Declension of adjective نَجْرَان (najrān)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	نَجْرَان najrān	النَّجْرَان an-najrān	نَجْرى najrā	النَّجْرى an-najrā
nominative	نَجْرَانُ najrānu	النَّجْرَانُ an-najrānu	نَجْرى najrā	النَّجْرى an-najrā
accusative	نَجْرَانَ najrāna	النَّجْرَانَ an-najrāna	نَجْرى najrā	النَّجْرى an-najrā
genitive	نَجْرَانَ najrāna	النَّجْرَانِ an-najrāni	نَجْرى najrā	النَّجْرى an-najrā
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	نَجْرَانَيْن najrānayn	النَّجْرَانَيْن an-najrānayn	نَجْرَيَيْن najrayayn	النَّجْرَيَيْن an-najrayayn
nominative	نَجْرَانَانِ najrānāni	النَّجْرَانَانِ an-najrānāni	نَجْرَيَانِ najrayāni	النَّجْرَيَانِ an-najrayāni
accusative	نَجْرَانَيْنِ najrānayni	النَّجْرَانَيْنِ an-najrānayni	نَجْرَيَيْنِ najrayayni	النَّجْرَيَيْنِ an-najrayayni
genitive	نَجْرَانَيْنِ najrānayni	النَّجْرَانَيْنِ an-najrānayni	نَجْرَيَيْنِ najrayayni	النَّجْرَيَيْنِ an-najrayayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	?	?	نَجْرَيَات najrayāt	النَّجْرَيَات an-najrayāt
nominative	?	?	نَجْرَيَاتٌ najrayātun	النَّجْرَيَاتُ an-najrayātu
accusative	?	?	نَجْرَيَاتٍ najrayātin	النَّجْرَيَاتِ an-najrayāti
genitive	?	?	نَجْرَيَاتٍ najrayātin	النَّجْرَيَاتِ an-najrayāti