نكر

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ن ك ر (n-k-r). Cognate to Hebrew נָכְרִי (foreign, non-Jew), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎋𐎗 (nkr) and Akkadian 𒉽 (/⁠nakāru⁠/, to be an enemy or hostile, to oppose or be at war with a nation; to be alien, foreign or an outsider).

Verb[edit]

نَكِرَ (nakira) I, non-past يَنْكَرُ‎ (yankaru)

  1. to feel unfamiliar about
  2. to deny

Conjugation[edit]

Verb[edit]

نَكَّرَ (nakkara) II, non-past يُنَكِّرُ‎ (yunakkiru)

  1. to mask
  2. (grammar) to use (a noun) as indefinite

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

نَكَر or نُكْر (nakar or nukrm

  1. verbal noun of نَكِرَ (nakira) (form I)

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

نُكْر (nukr)

  1. afflictive, grave, abominable
    Synonyms: إِمْر (ʔimr), إِدّ (ʔidd)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:74:
      لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُكْرًا
      la-qad jiʔta šayʔan nukran
      You have done a grave thing!

Declension[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ن ك ر
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic نَكَرَ (nakara).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /na.kar/, [ˈna.kar]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

نكر (nakar) I (present بنكر (binkir))

  1. to deny

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of نكر (nakar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m نكرت (nakart) نكرت (nakart) نكر (nakar) نكرنا (nakarna) نكرتو (nakartu) نكرو (nakaru)
f نكرتي (nakarti) نكرت (nakrat)
present m بنكر (bankir) بتنكر (btinkir) بنكر (binkir) مننكر (mninkir) بتنكرو (btinkiru) بنكرو (binkiru)
f بتنكري (btinkiri) بتنكر (btinkir)
subjunctive m أنكر (ʔankir) تنكر (tinkir) ينكر (yinkir) ننكر (ninkir) تنكرو (tinkiru) ينكرو (yinkiru)
f تنكري (tinkiri) تنكر (tinkir)
imperative m انكر (inkir) انكرو (inkiru)
f انكري (inkiri)