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نار

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of fire, its ignition, and its destructive or intense qualities. It also extends to metaphorical uses like the outbreak of conflict or agitation.

Derived headwords

نَارَverb
  1. 1.
    to igniteboth

    To catch fire or begin to burn.

  2. 2.
    to rageclassical

    To become intense or violent, often used metaphorically for conflict or agitation.

نَأَرَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to flare upclassical

    To become agitated or inflamed, referring to a disturbance or conflict among people.

نَأَرَتْ نَائِرَةٌ فِي النَّاسِ — A disturbance flared up among the people.
نَائِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    disturbanceclassical

    A commotion, conflict, or agitation, especially among a group of people.

  2. 2.
    conflagrationclassical

    A large, destructive fire.

نَارَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to flare upclassical

    An alternative, non-hamzated form of 'na'arat', meaning to become agitated or inflamed.

نَارَتْ بِغَيْرِ هَمْزٍ — It flared up without hamza.
النُّؤُورnoun
  1. 1.
    fat smokeclassical

    Smoke produced from burning fat.

  2. 2.
    indigoclassical

    A plant used to produce a blue dye, also known as indigo.

Parallel reading

نَأَرَتْ نَائِرَةٌ فِي النَّاسِ
A disturbance flared up among the people.
هاجت هائجة
An agitator stirred up trouble.
ويقال نارت بغير همز
And it is said 'naarat' without hamza.
قال ابن سيده: وأراه بدلا.
Ibn Sayyidah said: And I think it is a substitution.
والنؤور: دخان الشحم.
And 'al-nu'oor': the smoke of fat.
والنؤور: النيلنج؛ عن ابن الأعرابي.
And 'al-nu'oor': indigo; according to Ibn al-A'rabi.