نادر

Arabic
Root
ن د ر (n-d-r)

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /naː.dir/

Adjective

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
Declension of adjective نَادِر (nādir)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal نَادِر
nādir		 النَّادِر
an-nādir		 نَادِرَة
nādira		 النَّادِرَة
an-nādira
Nominative نَادِرٌ
nādirun		 النَّادِرُ
an-nādiru		 نَادِرَةٌ
nādiratun		 النَّادِرَةُ
an-nādiratu
Accusative نَادِرًا
nādiran		 النَّادِرَ
an-nādira		 نَادِرَةً
nādiratan		 النَّادِرَةَ
an-nādirata
Genitive نَادِرٍ
nādirin		 النَّادِرِ
an-nādiri		 نَادِرَةٍ
nādiratin		 النَّادِرَةِ
an-nādirati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal نَادِرَيْن
nādirayn		 النَّادِرَيْن
an-nādirayn		 نَادِرَتَيْن
nādiratayn		 النَّادِرَتَيْن
an-nādiratayn
Nominative نَادِرَانِ
nādirāni		 النَّادِرَانِ
an-nādirāni		 نَادِرَتَانِ
nādiratāni		 النَّادِرَتَانِ
an-nādiratāni
Accusative نَادِرَيْنِ
nādirayni		 النَّادِرَيْنِ
an-nādirayni		 نَادِرَتَيْنِ
nādiratayni		 النَّادِرَتَيْنِ
an-nādiratayni
Genitive نَادِرَيْنِ
nādirayni		 النَّادِرَيْنِ
an-nādirayni		 نَادِرَتَيْنِ
nādiratayni		 النَّادِرَتَيْنِ
an-nādiratayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal نَادِرِين
nādirīn		 النَّادِرِين
an-nādirīn		 نَادِرَات‎; نَوَادِر
nādirāt‎; nawādir		 النَّادِرَات‎; النَّوَادِر
an-nādirāt‎; an-nawādir
Nominative نَادِرُونَ
nādirūna		 النَّادِرُونَ
an-nādirūna		 نَادِرَاتٌ‎; نَوَادِرُ
nādirātun‎; nawādiru		 النَّادِرَاتُ‎; النَّوَادِرُ
an-nādirātu‎; an-nawādiru
Accusative نَادِرِينَ
nādirīna		 النَّادِرِينَ
an-nādirīna		 نَادِرَاتٍ‎; نَوَادِرَ
nādirātin‎; nawādira		 النَّادِرَاتِ‎; النَّوَادِرَ
an-nādirāti‎; an-nawādira
Genitive نَادِرِينَ
nādirīna		 النَّادِرِينَ
an-nādirīna		 نَادِرَاتٍ‎; نَوَادِرَ
nādirātin‎; nawādira		 النَّادِرَاتِ‎; النَّوَادِرِ
an-nādirāti‎; an-nawādiri

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: nədir
  • → Persian: نادر
  • → Ottoman Turkish: نادر
  • → Uzbek: nodir

Noun

نَادِر • (nādir) m

  1. eccentric

Declension
Declension of noun نَادِر (nādir)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَادِر
nādir		 النَّادِر
an-nādir		 نَادِر
nādir
Nominative نَادِرٌ
nādirun		 النَّادِرُ
an-nādiru		 نَادِرُ
nādiru
Accusative نَادِرًا
nādiran		 النَّادِرَ
an-nādira		 نَادِرَ
nādira
Genitive نَادِرٍ
nādirin		 النَّادِرِ
an-nādiri		 نَادِرِ
nādiri

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نادر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ندر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَادِر (nādir).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑː.d̪ɪ́ɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nɑː.d̪ɪ́ɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nɔː.d̪íɾ]

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

Adjective

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

  1. rare

Proper noun

نادر • (nâder)

  1. a male given name, Nader

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ن د ر
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَادِر (nādir).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naː.dir/, [ˈnæː.dɪr]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

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

  1. rare, unusual, uncommon

See also
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