نظير

See also: نطير and نظیر

Arabic

Root
ن ظ ر (n-ẓ-r)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb نَظَرَ (naẓara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.ðˤiːr/
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Adjective

نَظِير • (naẓīr) (feminine نَظِيرَة (naẓīra), masculine plural نُظَرَاء (nuẓarāʔ), feminine plural نَظَائِر (naẓāʔir))

  1. similar, alike
  2. counterpart a person with similar functions
  3. (nuclear physics) isotope
    نَظِير مُشِعّnaẓīr mušiʕʕradioactive isotope
  4. corresponding
  5. opposite, in front of, parallel

Declension

Derived terms

  • نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt, nadir)

References

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