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النير

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to reeds, threads, and woven fabric, extending to structural elements like yokes and the edges of roads. It also encompasses terms for aged animals and abstract concepts like strife.

Derived headwords

النَيْرnoun
  1. 1.
    reedsboth

    A collective term for reeds, often referring to hollow stems.

  2. 2.
    threadsboth

    Threads or cords when they are gathered together.

  3. 3.
    woven patternboth

    A pattern or mark on a garment, often referring to stripes or designs.

  4. 4.
    hemboth

    The hem of a garment.

  5. 5.
    warpboth

    The lengthwise threads on a loom, forming the base of woven fabric.

  6. 6.
    yokeboth

    The wooden beam placed across the necks of oxen, attached with its fittings.

  7. 7.
    roadsideboth

    The side of a road.

  8. 8.
    pathboth

    A clear groove or track in a road.

  9. 9.
    place nameclassical

    A place in Baghdad, named after Abu Ja'far Ahmad bin Abdullah al-Muhaddith.

  10. 10.
    mountain nameclassical

    A mountain belonging to the tribe of Bani Ghadirah.

  11. 11.
    thick skinclassical

    Thick or tough skin.

أَنْيَارnoun
  1. 1.
    patternsboth

    Plural of 'nayr', referring to patterns on a garment.

  2. 2.
    yokesboth

    Plural of 'nayr', referring to yokes.

نَيَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to markboth

    To make a mark or pattern on a garment.

  2. 2.
    to weaveboth

    To weave a garment with specific patterns or threads.

نَيْرًاverb
  1. 1.
    to markboth

    To make a mark or pattern on a garment (variant of 'nayyara').

أَنْرَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to markboth

    To make a mark or pattern on a garment (variant of 'nayyara').

مُنِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    patternedboth

    A garment woven with two 'nayrs' (patterns or threads).

ذو بوذother
  1. 1.
    patternedclassical

    Persian equivalent for a garment woven with two 'nayrs'.

نَاقَة ذَات نَيْرَيْن وَأَنْيَارnoun
  1. 1.
    aged female camelclassical

    A female camel that is old and has some remaining strength.

أَنَارَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to be silentclassical

    To be silent or quiet.

أَبُو بَرْدَة بْن نَيَّارname
  1. 1.
    companionclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

نَيَّار بْن ظَالِمname
  1. 1.
    companionclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

أَبُو مَسْعُود بْن عَبْدَةname
  1. 1.
    companionclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

ابْن مِكْرَم الأَسْلَمِيّname
  1. 1.
    companionclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

أَنِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    clearerboth

    More evident or clearer than something else.

مُنَايَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    strifeclassical

    Discord, contention, or quarrel between people.

Parallel reading

النَيْر، بالكسر: القصب
Al-nayr, with kasra: reeds.
والخيوط إذا اجتمعت
And threads when they are gathered.
وعلم الثوب ج: أنيار
And the mark of a garment, plural: anyar.
ونرت الثوب نيرا ونيرته وأنرته: جعلت له نيرا
And I marked the garment with nayran, nayyarathu, and anrattu: I made a mark for it.
وهدب الثوب، ولحمته
And the fringe of the garment, and its warp.
والخشبة التي على عنق الثور بأداتها ج: أنيار ونيران
And the beam that is on the neck of the ox with its fittings, plural: anyar and niran.
وجانب الطريق، وصدره، أو أخدود واضح في الطريق
And the side of the road, its front, or a clear groove in the road.
وثوب منير، كمعظم: منسوج على نيرين، فارسيته: ذو بوذ
And a munir garment, like mu'azzam: woven on two nayrs, its Persian is: dhu buudh.
وناقة ذات نيرين وأنيار: مسنة، وفيها بقية
And a camel with two nayrs and anyar: aged, and having some remaining strength.
وأنار به: صات
And anaara bihi: he was silent.
وكمعظم: الجلد الغليظ
And like mu'azzam: the thick skin.
وهذا أنير منه: أوضح
And this is anir from it: clearer.
وبينهم منايرة: شر
And between them is munayarah: strife.