الناطر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to guarding, watching over, and protecting, particularly in an agricultural context. It also extends to concepts of vigilance, cunning, and specific historical or geographical references.

Derived headwords

النَّاطِرnoun

1.
Vineyard keeperboth
A guardian or keeper of a vineyard.
2.
Palm grove keeperboth
A guardian or keeper of a palm grove.

النَّاطُورnoun

1.
Vineyard keeperclassical
A guardian or keeper of a vineyard. This term is of non-Arabic origin.
2.
Palm grove keeperclassical
A guardian or keeper of a palm grove. This term is of non-Arabic origin.

نَاطِرُونnoun

1.
Guardianclassical
A guardian or watcher. The text notes a correction regarding its geographical attribution.

نُطَرَاءnoun

1.
Guardiansclassical
Plural of 'natir', referring to guardians or keepers.

نَوَاطِيرnoun

1.
Guardiansclassical
Plural of 'natir', referring to guardians or keepers.

نُطْرَةnoun

1.
Guardianshipclassical
The state or act of guarding or keeping.

النَّطَرverb

1.
To guardclassical
The verbal noun or action of guarding or keeping watch.

النَّطَارَةnoun

1.
Guardianshipclassical
The act or state of guarding or keeping watch, with a kasra on the 'ta'.

ابْن النَّاطُورname

1.
Son of the keeperclassical
A specific historical figure, identified as the associate of Elias, and an astrologer who governed the Christians of Syria. It is also mentioned that this name might be pronounced with 'Dhad' (ظ) instead of 'Ta' (ط), implying a connection to 'nazar' (to look).

النَّطْرُونnoun

1.
Armenian boraxclassical
A substance known as Armenian borax, with the 'ta' pronounced with a fatha.

النِّيَطْرnoun

1.
Cunning personclassical
A cunning, shrewd, or astute person, similar in form to 'zubruj'.

النَّطَّارnoun

1.
Scarecrowclassical
A scarecrow set up in fields to frighten birds away from crops.

Parallel reading

حافظ الكرم والنخل

Guardian of the vineyard and the palm grove.

أعجمي

Non-Arabic origin.

ج: نطار ونطراء ونواطير ونطرة

Plurals: nattar, nutara', nawatir, and nutrah.

والفعل: النطر

And the verb: al-natar.

والنطارة، بالكسر

And al-natara, with a kasra.

وابن الناطور: صاحب إيليا، وصاحب هرقل كان منجما، سقف على نصارى الشام

And Ibn al-Natur: the companion of Elias, and the companion of Heraclius was an astrologer, who ruled over the Christians of Syria.

ويروى فيه بالظاء من النظر

And it is narrated with a 'Dhad' (ظ) from 'nazar' (to look).

والنطرون، بالفتح: البورق الإرمني

And al-natrun, with a fatha: the Armenian borax.

والنيطر، كزبرج: الداهية

And al-naytar, like zubruj: the cunning person.

والنطار، كرمان: الخيال المنصوب بين الزرع

And al-nattar, like 'man', is the scarecrow set up among the crops.

وغلط الجوهري في قوله: ناطرون: ع بالشام، وإنما هو ماطرون بالميم

And Al-Jawhari erred in his statement: 'Natrun: a place in Syria', for it is actually 'Matrun' with a 'Mim'.