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نزر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root نزر (n-z-r) primarily relates to scarcity, being few, or insignificant. It extends to concepts of stinginess, being unproductive, and even a specific tribal affiliation.

Derived headwords

النَّزْرadjective
  1. 1.
    the small, insignificantboth

    the small, insignificant

نَزَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To be few, scantyclassical

    The verb form indicating that something is few or scanty in quantity.

نَزَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Scantiness, meagernessclassical

    The state or quality of being few or scanty.

مَنْزُورadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning littleboth

    meaning little

يُنْزِرverb
  1. 1.
    To be stingy, reluctantclassical

    Used in the context of someone being reluctant to give, implying they are pressured or belittled.

النَّزُورadjective
  1. 1.
    Unprolific, barrenclassical

    Describing a woman who has few or no children.

نِزَارname
  1. 1.
    Nizar (name)both

    The name of an ancestor of a tribe, Nizar bin Ma'add bin Adnan.

تَنَزَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To imitate Nizarisclassical

    To resemble or associate oneself with the Nizar tribe.

Parallel reading

النَّزْر: القليل التافه.
Al-nazr: The little, the insignificant.
وقد نزر الشئ بالضم ينزر نزارة.
And a thing might be few, it becomes few with scantiness.
وعطاء منزور، أي قليل.
And a scanty gift, meaning little.
وفلان لا يعطي حتى ينزر، أي يلح عليه ويصغر من قدره.
And so-and-so does not give until he is pressured, meaning he is insisted upon and his worth is diminished.
والنزور: المرأة القليلة الولد.
And al-nazur: The woman with few children.
بغاث الطير أكثرها فراخا * وأم الصقر مقلات نزور
The small birds have the most chicks * While the mother eagle is barren and unprolific.
ونزار: أبو قبيلة، وهو نزار بن معد بن عدنان.
And Nizar: The father of a tribe, and he is Nizar bin Ma'add bin Adnan.
يقال: تنزر الرجل، إذا تشبه بالنزارية، أو أدخل نفسه فيهم.
It is said: A man 'tanzara', if he resembles the Nizaris, or inserts himself among them.