نكر

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of not knowing, denying, disliking, or finding something strange or objectionable. It extends to the idea of being unknown, and also to cunning or shrewdness, and the act of confronting or fighting someone.

Derived headwords

النكرةnoun

1.
the opposite of knowledgeboth
This refers to the state of being unknown or unrecognized, contrasting directly with the concept of knowledge or familiarity.

نكرتverb

1.
to not knowboth
To be unaware of or unfamiliar with someone or something.
2.
to find strangeboth
To perceive something as unusual, odd, or objectionable.

أنكرتهverb

1.
to denyboth
To refuse to acknowledge the truth or existence of something; to disavow.
2.
to find strangeboth
To consider something unusual or objectionable.
3.
to disownboth
To refuse to acknowledge someone as one's own or to recognize them.

استنكرتهverb

1.
to disapprove ofboth
To regard something with distaste or disapproval; to find it objectionable.
2.
to denyboth
To refuse to acknowledge or accept something.

نكرهverb

1.
to become unknownclassical
To change into an unknown or unrecognized state.

المنكرnoun

1.
evil deedboth
An act that is wrong, objectionable, or contrary to what is right.
2.
the objectionableboth
Something that is considered wrong or unacceptable.

النكيرnoun

1.
rejectionboth
The act of rejecting or refusing to accept something.
2.
denialboth
The act of denying or disavowing.

الإنكارnoun

1.
denialboth
The act of denying or refusing to acknowledge something.
2.
rejection of evilboth
The act of opposing or condemning wrongdoing.

منكر ونكيرname

1.
Munkar and Nakirclassical
The names of two angels who question the dead in their graves.

نكرadjective

1.
cunningboth
Possessing shrewdness or slyness; artful and deceitful.
2.
strangeboth
Unusual or surprising; odd.

أنكارnoun

1.
cunning peopleboth
Plural of a person described as cunning or shrewd.

النكرnoun

1.
strangenessboth
The quality of being unusual or odd.
2.
difficultyboth
A state of being hard or severe.

نكرnoun

1.
strangenessboth
The quality of being unusual or odd.
2.
difficultyboth
A state of being hard or severe.

النكراءadjective

1.
cunningboth
Possessing shrewdness or slyness; artful and deceitful.

النكارةnoun

1.
cunningboth
Shrewdness or slyness; artfulness.

نكرnoun

1.
cunningboth
Shrewdness or slyness; artfulness.

الأمرnoun

1.
like al-isr: the severeboth
like al-isr: the severe
2.
and it is said: the wonderboth
and it is said: the wonder

ناكرهverb

1.
to fight himclassical
To engage in combat or opposition with someone.

التناكرnoun

1.
feigning ignoranceclassical
The act of pretending not to know or recognize someone or something.

ينكورadjective

1.
unintentionalclassical
A road or path taken without specific purpose or intention.

Parallel reading

النكرة: ضد المعرفة.

Al-Nakirah: the opposite of knowledge.

وقد نكرت الرجل بالكسر نكرا ونكورا، وأنكرته واستنكرته، بمعنى.

And I knew the man (with kasra) with ignorance and unawareness, and I denied him and found him strange, meaning the same.

وأنكرتني وما كان التى نكرت من الحوادث إلا الشيب والصلعا

And you did not recognize me, and nothing caused you to not recognize me from the events except gray hair and baldness.

وقد نكره فتنكر، أي غيره فتغير إلى مجهول.

And he may become unknown, so he changes, meaning he changes into someone unknown.

والمنكر: واحد المناكر.

And Al-Munkar: is one of the objectionable things.

والنكير والإنكار: تغيير المنكر.

And Al-Nakeer and Al-Inkar: are the changing of evil.

ومنكر ونكير: اسما ملكين.

And Munkar and Nakir: are the names of two angels.

ورجل نكر ونكر، أي داه منكر.

And a man is cunning and strange, meaning a cunning, strange person.

ونسما عضد وأعضاد، وكبد وأكباد.

And its plural is ankar, like 'adud and a'dad, and kabid and akbad.

والنكر: المنكر.

And Al-Nukr: is the objectionable thing.

لقد جئت شيئا نكرا

You have certainly brought a monstrous thing.

وقد يحرك، مثل عسر وعسر.

And it may be vocalized with a vowel, like 'usr and 'usr.

وكانوا أتونى بشئ نكر

And they came to me with something strange.

والنكراء مثله.

And Al-Nakraa is like it.

والنكارة: الدهاء، وكذلك النكر بالضم.

And Al-Nakara: is cunning, and likewise Al-Nukr (with dammah).

يقال للرجل إذا كان فطنا منكرا: ما أشد نكره ونكره أيضا بالفتح.

It is said of a man if he is intelligent and cunning: How strong is his cunning and his strangeness, also with fathah.

وقد نكر الأمر بالضم، أي صعب واشتد.

And the matter became difficult (with dammah), meaning it became hard and severe.

والانكار: الجحود.

And Al-Inkar: is denial.

وقال أبو سفيان: " إن محمدا لم يناكر أحدا إلا كانت معه الأهوال ".

And Abu Sufyan said: 'Indeed, Muhammad did not fight anyone except that terrors were with him.'

والتناكر: التجاهل.

And Al-Tanakar: is feigning ignorance.

وطريق ينكور: على غير قصد.

And a road 'yankur': is without intention.