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النكر

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of intelligence, shrewdness, and discernment, but also extends to the opposite: ignorance, denial, and the unfamiliar. It encompasses things that are difficult, severe, or unpleasant, as well as specific historical figures and terms related to the afterlife.

Derived headwords

النُّكْرnoun
  1. 1.
    shrewdnessclassical

    Intelligence, astuteness, and sharp perception.

  2. 2.
    unpleasantnessboth

    Something disliked or disagreeable.

  3. 3.
    difficultyclassical

    A severe or difficult matter.

النَّكَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shrewdnessclassical

    A quality of being shrewd, intelligent, and discerning.

النَّكْرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    shrewdnessclassical

    A quality of being shrewd and intelligent.

  2. 2.
    calamityclassical

    A severe or disastrous event.

  3. 3.
    unfamiliar thingclassical

    Something that is not known or recognized.

نَكِرadjective
  1. 1.
    shrewdclassical

    Possessing intelligence, shrewdness, and discernment.

أَنْكَارnoun
  1. 1.
    shrewd personclassical

    A person characterized by shrewdness and intelligence.

مُنْكَرnoun
  1. 1.
    evilboth

    That which is contrary to what is known and accepted as good or right.

  2. 2.
    unfamiliar thingboth

    Something unknown or unrecognized.

مَكَارِمnoun
  1. 1.
    active participle of 'to do good'classical

    A person who performs good deeds or acts virtuously.

مَنَاكِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    shrewd peopleclassical

    Plural of 'nākir', referring to intelligent and discerning individuals.

النُّكْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    unfamiliarityboth

    The state of being unknown or unrecognized, the opposite of familiarity.

  2. 2.
    pusclassical

    Matter discharged from a wound or sore, such as pus or blood.

  3. 3.
    diarrheaclassical

    A condition involving the discharge of fluid or semi-fluid feces, often associated with illness.

النُّكْرِيُّونname
  1. 1.
    Nukriyyunclassical

    A group of traditionists or scholars associated with the root 'nkr', including figures like Nukra bin Lukayz and others.

نَكِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be difficultclassical

    To be hard or arduous to deal with or overcome.

يَنْكُورadjective
  1. 1.
    unintentionalclassical

    A path or route taken without specific intention or purpose.

تَنَاكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to pretend ignoranceboth

    To act as if one does not know or recognize something.

  2. 2.
    to become enemiesclassical

    For a group of people to become estranged or hostile towards each other.

نَكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to denyboth

    To refuse to acknowledge or accept something as true.

  2. 2.
    to be ignorant ofboth

    To lack knowledge or awareness of something.

أَنْكَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to deny itboth

    To refuse to acknowledge or accept something.

  2. 2.
    to be ignorant of itboth

    To lack knowledge or awareness of something.

اسْتَنْكَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to deny itboth

    To refuse to acknowledge or accept something.

  2. 2.
    to be ignorant of itboth

    To lack knowledge or awareness of something.

تَنَاكَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to deny itboth

    To refuse to acknowledge or accept something.

  2. 2.
    to be ignorant of itboth

    To lack knowledge or awareness of something.

المُنْكَرnoun
  1. 1.
    evilboth

    That which is contrary to the known and accepted good.

النَّكْرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A severe or disastrous event.

مُنْكَرٌ وَنَكِيرٌname
  1. 1.
    Munkar and Nakirclassical

    The two angels who question the deceased in the grave.

الاسْتِنْكَارnoun
  1. 1.
    questioning disbeliefboth

    To inquire about something that one finds objectionable or disbelieves.

النُّكْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    act of denyingboth

    The act of denying or disbelieving, similar to 'infāq' from 'anfaq'.

نَاكُورname
  1. 1.
    Nakurclassical

    A name, as in 'Samayfa' bin Nakur', also known as 'Dhu al-Kila' al-Asghar'.

نَكِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    fortressclassical

    A strong and well-fortified castle or stronghold.

النَّكِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    denialboth

    The act of denying or rejecting something.

المُنَاكَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fightingclassical

    Engaging in combat or warfare.

التَّنَكُّرnoun
  1. 1.
    changing stateboth

    A transformation from a pleasant state to an unpleasant one.

النَّكِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    unpleasant changeboth

    The state or instance of an unpleasant transformation.

Parallel reading

النُّكْر والنكارة والنكراء والنكر، بالضم: الدهاء، والفطنة.
Al-nukr, al-nakārah, al-nakrā', and al-nukr (with dammah): shrewdness and intelligence.
رجل نكر، كفرح وندس وجنب، من أنكار ومنكر، كمكرم (للفاعل) ، من مناكير.
A shrewd man, like 'farḥ' and 'nadas' and 'janab', from 'ankār' and 'munkir' (as the doer), from 'manākīr'.
والنكر، بالضم وبضمتين: المنكر، كالنكراء، والأمر الشديد.
And al-nukr (with dammah and with two dammas): the disliked, like al-nakrā', and the severe matter.
والنكرة: خلاف المعرفة، وما يخرج من الحولاء والخراج من دم أو قيح، وكذلك من الزحير، يقال: أسهل فلان نكرة، وماله فعل مشتق.
And al-nakirah: the opposite of knowledge, and what comes out from a sore or abscess as blood or pus, and likewise from diarrhea; it is said: 'So-and-so passed 'nakirah', and he has no derived verb.'
واستمشى فلان نكراء، أي: لونا مما يسهله عند شرب الدواء.
And so-and-so took a 'nakrā'' (a type of laxative), meaning: a kind of thing that facilitates evacuation when drinking medicine.
ونكر الأمر، ككرم: صعب.
And the matter became difficult, like 'karuma': it was hard.
وطريق ينكور: على غير قصد.
And a path 'yankūr': without intention.
وتناكر: تجاهل، و القوم: تعادوا.
And 'tanākara': to feign ignorance, and the people: they became enemies.
ونكر فلان الأمر، كفرح، نكرا، محركة، ونكرا ونكورا، بضمهما، ونكيرا.
And so-and-so denied the matter, like 'fariḥa', 'nakran' (vowels movable), and 'nakaran' and 'nukūran' (with both vowels), and 'nakīran'.
وأنكره واستنكره وتناكره: جهله.
And 'ankarahū', 'istankarahū', and 'tanākarehū': to be ignorant of it.
والمنكر: ضد المعروف.
And al-munkar: the opposite of al-ma'rūf (the known/good).
والنكراء: الداهية.
And al-nakrā': the calamity/shrewd person.
ومنكر ونكير: فتانا القبور.
And Munkar and Nakir: the two testers of the graves.
والاستنكار: استفهامك أمرا تنكره.
And al-istinkār: your questioning of a matter you deny.
والنكرة، بالتحريك: اسم ms0640 من الإنكار، كالنفقة من الإنفاق.
And al-nakirah (with harakah): a noun derived from 'inkār', like 'nafaqah' from 'infāq'.
وحصن نكير، كأمير: حصين.
And a fortress 'nakīr', like 'amīr': fortified.
والنكير أيضا: الإنكار.
And al-nakīr also: denial.
والمناكرة: المقاتلة، والمحاربة.
And al-munākarah: fighting, and warfare.
والتنكر: التغير عن حال تسرك إلى حال تكرهها، والاسم: النكيرة.
And al-tannakkur: changing from a state that pleases you to a state you dislike, and the noun is: al-nakīrah.