نقر

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root نقر (naqr) primarily relates to pecking, piercing, or making small holes, often with a beak or a pointed instrument. It extends to concepts of striking, making sounds, and by extension, to specific actions like blowing a horn, criticizing, or calling someone out. It also encompasses terms for small hollows, specific types of wells, and even a disease.

Derived headwords

نَقَرَverb

1.
to peck, pick upboth
Used for a bird picking up a grain or seed.
2.
to pierce, make a holeboth
To make a hole in something, typically with a beak or a pointed tool.
3.
to blow (a horn)classical
To blow into a horn or trumpet.
4.
to criticize, find fault withclassical
To blame or find fault with a person.
5.
to make a sound (with tongue)classical
To make a sound by sticking the tongue to the palate and then opening the mouth.
6.
to make a sound (with fingers)classical
To make a sound by striking the thumb against the middle finger.

نَقْرًاnoun

1.
pecking, picking upboth
The act of a bird pecking or picking up something.
2.
piercingboth
The act of making a hole.
3.
criticism, fault-findingclassical
The act of blaming or finding fault.
4.
a sound (with tongue)classical
A sound made by the tongue against the palate.
5.
a sound (with fingers)classical
A sound made by striking fingers together.

النَّاقُورnoun

1.
horn, trumpetclassical
A horn or trumpet, specifically one that is blown.

نَقْرَةnoun

1.
small hollow, pitboth
A small depression or hollow in the ground.
2.
nuchal hollowboth
The hollow at the back of the neck.
3.
ingot, lump (of metal)classical
A small, solid piece of metal, like a cast ingot.
4.
disease (of sheep)classical
A disease affecting the hindquarters of sheep.

نَقَرَتْverb

1.
to be diseasedclassical
Used for a sheep that is afflicted with the disease affecting its hindquarters.

النَّقِيرnoun

1.
hollow in a date pitboth
The small hollow or indentation found on the back of a date pit.
2.
hole, pitclassical
A hole or pit dug in the ground.
3.
base of a wooden postclassical
The base of a wooden post into which a liquid is poured to harden it.

المَنْقَرnoun

1.
small, narrow wellclassical
A small well with a narrow opening, dug into hard ground.
2.
pickaxe, mattockclassical
A tool used for digging and breaking up hard ground.

المَنَاقِرnoun

1.
small, narrow wellsclassical
Plural of المنقر, referring to multiple small wells.
2.
pickaxes, mattocksclassical
Plural of المنقر, referring to multiple digging tools.

مِنْقَارnoun

1.
beakboth
The beak of a bird.
2.
chiselboth
A tool used by carpenters or stone workers.

المَنَاقِيرnoun

1.
beaksboth
Plural of منقار, referring to multiple bird beaks.
2.
chiselsboth
Plural of منقار, referring to multiple chisels.

تَنْقِيرnoun

1.
searching, investigatingboth
The act of searching for or investigating a matter.
2.
whistling, chirpingclassical
A sound resembling whistling or chirping.

اِنْتِقَارnoun

1.
special invitationclassical
A specific or exclusive invitation, where some are invited and others are not.

أَنْقَرَةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location with a Roman fortress.

نَقْرَىnoun

1.
special invitationclassical
An exclusive invitation, similar to الانتقار.

نَقِرadjective

1.
diseasedclassical
Describing a sheep afflicted with a specific disease.
2.
angryclassical
Describing someone who is angry or agitated.

حَقِير نَقِيرphrase

1.
utterly insignificantclassical
An idiomatic expression meaning extremely lowly or insignificant.

كَرِيم النَّقِيرphrase

1.
noble originclassical
An expression referring to someone of noble or esteemed origin.

Parallel reading

نقر الطائر الحبة ينقرها نقرا: التقطها.

The bird pecked the grain, picking it up.

ونقرت الشئ: ثقبته بالمنقار.

And I pierced the thing: I made a hole in it with the beak.

ونقر في الناقور: نفخ في الصور.

And he blew into the horn: he blew into the trumpet.

ونقرت الرجل نقرا: عبته.

And I criticized the man, finding fault with him.

قالت امرأة. لزوجها: مر بى على بنى نظرى، ولا تمر بى على بنات نقرى "، أي مر على الرجال الذين ينظرون، ولا تمر بى النساء اللواتى يعبن من مر بهن.

A woman said to her husband: 'Pass me by the sons of my kin (men who are looked at), and do not pass me by the daughters of my kin (women who criticize those who pass by them).

وقد نقرت بالفرس نقرا، وهو صويت تزعجه به، وذلك أن تلصق لسانك بحنكك ثم تفتح.

And I made a sound with the horse, a sound by which you startle it, which is done by sticking your tongue to your palate and then opening (your mouth).

أنا ابن ماوية إذا جد النقر

I am the son of Mawiyah when the striking (with horses) becomes serious.

والنقر: صويت يسمع من قرع الإبهام على الوسطى.

And an-naqr: a sound heard from striking the thumb against the middle finger.

يقال: ما أثابه نقرة، أي شيئا. لا يستعمل إلا في النفي.

It is said: 'He did not reward him a thing', meaning nothing. It is only used in the negative.

وهن حرى أن لا يثبنك نقرة * وأنت حرى بالنار حين تثيب -

And they are eager not to reward you a thing, while you are eager for the fire when you reward.

والناقر: السهم إذا أصاب الهدف.

And an-naqir: the arrow when it hits the target.

ودعوتهم النقرى، أي دعوة خاصة، وهو أن يدعو بعضا دون بعض.

And I called them an-naqra, meaning a special invitation, which is to invite some and not others.

وهو الانتقار أيضا.

And this is also al-intiqar.

نحن في المشتاة ندعو الجفلى * لا ترى الآدب منا ينتقر -

We are in winter, calling the general assembly; you do not see anyone among us singled out (for invitation).

والنقرة: السبيكة.

And an-naqra: the ingot.

والنقرة: جفرة صغيرة. في الارض. ومنه نقرة القفا.

And an-naqra: a small hollow in the ground. From this is the hollow of the nape of the neck.

والنقير: النقرة التي في ظهر النواة.

And an-naqir: the hollow on the back of the date pit.

فليس الناس بعدك في نقير * ولاهم غير أصداء وهام -

And people after you are not in a pit (of importance), nor are they anything but echoes and heads.

والنقير: أصل خشبة ينقر فينبذ فيه فيشتد نبيذه، وهو الذي ورد النهى عنه.

And an-naqir: the base of a wooden post into which a liquid is poured and it hardens, and this is what was forbidden.

وفلان كريم النقير، أي الأصل.

And so-and-so is noble of origin, meaning noble of lineage.

والنقرة، مثال الهمزة: داء يأخذ الشاء في حقويها.

And an-naqra, like hamza: a disease that affects sheep in their hindquarters.

وقد نقرت الشاة بكسر تنقر نقرا، فهي نقرة، وبها نقر.

And the sheep was diseased, it suffers from a disease, it is diseased, and it has the disease.

فهو يمشى حظلانا كالنقر -

So he walks agitatedly like the diseased (sheep).

والمنقر بضم الميم والقاف: بئر صغيرة ضيقة الرأس تكون في نجفة صلبة لئلا تتهشم.

And al-manqar (with dammah on mim and qaf): a small, narrow-headed well that is in hard ground so it does not collapse.

والجمع المناقر.

And the plural is al-manaqir.

والمنقر، بكسر الميم: المعول.

And al-minqar (with kasrah on mim): the pickaxe.

تفض الحصى عن مجمرات وقيعة * كأرحاء رقد زلمتها المناقر -

It clears pebbles from basins of a valley, like millstones that the pickaxes have worn down.

ومنقر أيضا: أبوحى من تميم، وهو منقر ابن عبيد بن الحارث بن عمرو بن كعب بن سعد بن زيد مناة بن تميم.

And Manqar is also a progenitor of Tamim, and he is Manqar son of Ubayd son of Al-Harith son of Amr son of Ka'b son of Sa'd son of Zayd Manat son of Tamim.

ومنقار الطائر والنجار، والجمع المناقير.

And the beak of the bird and the carpenter's tool, and the plural is al-manaqir.

والتنقير عن الأمر: البحث عنه.

And at-tanqir about the matter: searching for it.

والتنقير مثل الصفير.

And at-tanqir is like whistling.

ونقرى ما شئت أن تنقري

And whistle as much as you wish to whistle.

وأنقر عنه، أي كف.

And anqara 'anhu, meaning to refrain from it.

لعمري ما ونيت في ود طيئ * وما أنا عن أعداء قومي بمنقر -

By my life, I did not falter in my love for Tayy, nor am I refraining from my enemies.

ما كان الله لينقر عن قاتل المؤمن "، أي ما كان الله ليكف عن حتى يهلكه.

It was not for Allah to refrain from (punishing) the killer of a believer, meaning it was not for Allah to refrain until He destroyed him.

نزلوا بأنقرة يسيل عليهم * ماء الفرات يجيئ من أطواد -

They descended at Anqara, the waters of the Euphrates flowing upon them, coming from the mountains.