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نمر

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root نمر (namara) primarily relates to the leopard (نمر - namir), its appearance, and characteristics. It extends to tribal names, personal names, and descriptive terms for things that resemble the leopard's spotted pattern or exhibit a fierce or changed demeanor.

Derived headwords

النَّمِرُnoun
  1. 1.
    leopardboth

    A large carnivorous feline animal, the leopard.

نُمُورnoun
  1. 1.
    leopardsboth

    The plural form of 'namir' (leopard).

نَمِرٌname
  1. 1.
    Nimir (tribal ancestor)classical

    The name of a tribal ancestor, Nimir bin Qasit, from the tribe of Asad bin Rabi'ah.

نَمِرَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    female leopardboth

    The feminine form of 'namir' (leopard).

  2. 2.
    woolen cloakclassical

    A cloak made of wool, typically worn by Bedouins.

نَمِرِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to Nimirclassical

    An adjective indicating relation to the tribe or ancestor named Nimir.

نَمِرٌname
  1. 1.
    Nimir (personal name)classical

    The name of a man, Nimir.

نُمَيْرٌname
  1. 1.
    Numayr (tribal ancestor)classical

    The name of a tribal ancestor, Numayr bin 'Amir, from the tribe of Qays.

نَمِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to become spottedclassical

    To become colored like a leopard, with spots and patches.

نَمَرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    becoming spottedclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) of 'namara', referring to the act of becoming spotted like a leopard.

أَنْـمَرُadjective
  1. 1.
    spotted like a leopardclassical

    Describing a horse that has markings similar to a leopard, with white patches and other colored areas.

النُّمُرُnoun
  1. 1.
    spotted animalsclassical

    The plural of 'anmar', referring to animals that are spotted with black and white.

تَنَمَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to become fierceclassical

    To become angry, hostile, or threatening, like a leopard.

  2. 2.
    to resembleclassical

    To resemble something, particularly in the variation of colors, like armor resembling the varied colors of a leopard.

نَمِيرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    wholesome waterclassical

    Describing water as pure, beneficial, and life-giving, whether sweet or not.

  2. 2.
    flourishingclassical

    Describing something as abundant, flourishing, or growing well, like crops.

نَمَّارَةٌname
  1. 1.
    Nammara (personal name)classical

    The name of a man, Nammara.

Parallel reading

النمر سبع، والجمع نمور.
The leopard is a predator, and the plural is 'numur'.
وقد جاء في الشعر نمر، وهو شاذ ولعله مقصور منه.
And 'namir' has appeared in poetry, which is irregular and possibly a shortened form of it.
فيها تماثيل أسود ونمر
In it are statues of lions and leopards.
والانثى نمرة.
And the female is 'namirah'.
ونمر: أبو قبيلة، وهو نمر بن قاسط بن هنت بن أفصى بن دعمى بن جديلة بن أسد بن ربيعة.
And Nimir: is an ancestor of a tribe, and he is Nimir bin Qasit...
والنسبة إليهم نمري بفتح الميم، استيحاشا لتوالى الكسرات، لان فيه حرفا واحدا غير مكسور.
And the attribution to them is 'namri' with a fatha on the mim, to avoid the succession of kasras, because it contains only one non-kasra letter.
ونمر بكسر النون: اسم رجل.
And Nimir with a kasra on the nun: is the name of a man.
تعبدنى نمر بن سعد وقد أرى * ونمر بن سعد لى مطيع ومهطع
Nimir bin Sa'd worships me, and I see * Nimir bin Sa'd is obedient and attentive to me.
ونمير: أبو قبيلة من قيس، وهو نمير بن عامر بن صعصعة بن معاوية بن بكر بن هوازن.
And Numayr: is an ancestor of a tribe from Qays, and he is Numayr bin 'Amir...
وقد نمر السحاب بالكسر ينمر نمرا، أي صار على لون النمر، ترى في خلله نقاطا.
And the clouds have become 'namir' (spotted) with a kasra, they become 'namir' (spotted) with a 'namran', meaning they became the color of a leopard, you see spots in their gaps.
والانمر من الخيل: الذي على شية النمر، وهو أن تكون فيه بقعة بيضاء وبقعة أخرى على أي لون كان.
And 'anmar' among horses: is one that has the markings of a leopard, which is having a white patch and another patch of any color.
والنعم النمر: التي فيها سواد وبياض، جمع أنمر.
And 'al-nu'um al-namir': are those with black and white, the plural of 'anmar'.
تنمر له، أي تنكر له وتغير وأوعده، لأن النمر لا تلقاه أبدا إلا متنكرا غضبان.
Tanammara lahu, meaning he became hostile to him, changed, and threatened him, because you never encounter a leopard except when it is hostile and angry.
قوم إذا لبسوا الحديد تنمروا حلقا وقدا
A people who, when they wear armor, become fierce like leopards, with varied rings and lengths.
والنمرة: بردة من من الصوف تلبسها الأعراب.
And 'al-namirah': is a cloak made of wool that the Bedouins wear.
ماء نمير، أي ناجع، عذبا كان أو غير عذب.
Numayr water, meaning beneficial, whether sweet or not sweet.
وحسب نمير، أي زاك.
And 'hasab numayr', meaning abundant.
ونمارة بالضم: اسم رجل.
And Nammara with a damma: is the name of a man.