Arabic

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Root
ن د ر (n d r)
5 terms

Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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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

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Descendants

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

Noun

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نَادِر (nādirm

  1. eccentric

Declension

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References

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References

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

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَادِر (nādir).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? nāḏir
Dari reading? nādir
Iranian reading? nâder
Tajik reading? nodir
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Adjective

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نادر (nâder) (comparative نادرتَر (nâder-tar), superlative نادرتَرین (nâder-tarin))

  1. rare

Proper noun

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نادر (nâder)

  1. a male given name, Nader

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ن د ر
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic نَادِر (nādir).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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نادر (nāder) (feminine نادرة (nādre), masculine plural نادرين (nādrīn))

  1. rare, unusual, uncommon

See also

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  NODES
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