نذير

Arabic

Root
ن ذ ر (n ḏ r)
5 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ðiːr/

Noun

نَذِير • (naḏīr) m (plural نُذُر (nuḏur))

1. bringer of bad news, herald, legate, apostle, warner

   Synonym: مُنْذِر (munḏir)

   Antonyms: بَشِير (bašīr), مُبَشِّر (mubaššir)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 33:45:

     يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا

     yā ʔayyuhā n-nabiyyu ʔinnā ʔarsalnāka šāhidan wamubašširan wanaḏīran

     O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 53:56:

     هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَى

     hāḏā naḏīrun mina n-nuḏuri l-ʔūlā

     This is a warner of the warners of old.

2. (by extension) messenger of God
3. warning

   نَذِيرُ شُؤْمٍ ― naḏīru šuʔmin ― An ill omen

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 54:5:

     حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُ

     ḥikmatun bāliḡatun famā tuḡni n-nuḏuru

     Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 74:35-36:

     إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ / نَذِيرًا لِلْبَشَرِ

     ʔinnahā laʔiḥdā l-kubari / naḏīran lilbašari

     Indeed, it [i.e., the Fire] is of the greatest [afflictions].As a warning to humanity.

Declension

Declension of noun نَذِير (naḏīr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَذِير naḏīr	النَّذِير an-naḏīr	نَذِير naḏīr
Nominative	نَذِيرٌ naḏīrun	النَّذِيرُ an-naḏīru	نَذِيرُ naḏīru
Accusative	نَذِيرًا naḏīran	النَّذِيرَ an-naḏīra	نَذِيرَ naḏīra
Genitive	نَذِيرٍ naḏīrin	النَّذِيرِ an-naḏīri	نَذِيرِ naḏīri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَذِيرَيْن naḏīrayn	النَّذِيرَيْن an-naḏīrayn	نَذِيرَيْ naḏīray
Nominative	نَذِيرَانِ naḏīrāni	النَّذِيرَانِ an-naḏīrāni	نَذِيرَا naḏīrā
Accusative	نَذِيرَيْنِ naḏīrayni	النَّذِيرَيْنِ an-naḏīrayni	نَذِيرَيْ naḏīray
Genitive	نَذِيرَيْنِ naḏīrayni	النَّذِيرَيْنِ an-naḏīrayni	نَذِيرَيْ naḏīray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُذُر nuḏur	النُّذُر an-nuḏur	نُذُر nuḏur
Nominative	نُذُرٌ nuḏurun	النُّذُرُ an-nuḏuru	نُذُرُ nuḏuru
Accusative	نُذُرًا nuḏuran	النُّذُرَ an-nuḏura	نُذُرَ nuḏura
Genitive	نُذُرٍ nuḏurin	النُّذُرِ an-nuḏuri	نُذُرِ nuḏuri

Proper noun

نَذِير • (naḏīr) m

1. a male given name, Nadir

Declension

Declension of noun نَذِير (naḏīr)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	نَذِير naḏīr	—
Nominative	—	نَذِيرُ naḏīru	—
Accusative	—	نَذِيرَ naḏīra	—
Genitive	—	نَذِيرَ naḏīra	—