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نزر

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root نزر (n-z-r) primarily denotes scarcity, littleness, and infrequency. It extends to concepts of being meager, insignificant, or stingy, and also encompasses meanings related to urging, hastening, and persistence in asking.

Derived headwords

النَّزْرnoun
  1. 1.
    A small amountboth

    A small, insignificant quantity of anything.

  2. 2.
    Insignificanceclassical

    Something considered trivial or of little value.

نَزَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To be littleclassical

    To be small in quantity or value.

  2. 2.
    To be stingyclassical

    To be meager or scarce in giving.

نَزِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Scantboth

    Little, meager, or insignificant.

  2. 2.
    Fewclassical

    Referring to a small number.

نَزَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To make scarceclassical

    To reduce something to a small amount or quantity.

  2. 2.
    To give littleclassical

    To bestow a meager or insufficient amount.

ونزر عطاءه تنزيرا قلله — And he reduced his giving, making it scarce.
تَنَزَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To become scarceclassical

    To become small in quantity or value.

  2. 2.
    To consider insignificantclassical

    To regard something as trivial or unimportant.

وتنزر الرجل، إذا انتسب إليهم وانتمى لهم — And the man associated himself with them, claiming lineage or belonging.
نَزْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Scarcityclassical

    The state of being few or small in quantity.

  2. 2.
    Meagernessclassical

    The quality of being scant or insufficient.

نَزَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Scarcityclassical

    The state of being few or small in quantity.

  2. 2.
    Meagernessclassical

    The quality of being scant or insufficient.

نَزُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Scarcityclassical

    The state of being few or small in quantity.

  2. 2.
    Meagernessclassical

    The quality of being scant or insufficient.

نَزْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Scarcityclassical

    The state of being few or small in quantity.

  2. 2.
    Meagernessclassical

    The quality of being scant or insufficient.

مَنْزُورadjective
  1. 1.
    Scarceclassical

    Little in amount or quantity.

  2. 2.
    Meagerclassical

    Insufficient or scanty.

طعام منزور — Scarce food
عطاء منزور — Scarce or meager giving
نَزْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Persistenceclassical

    Insistence or importunity in asking.

  2. 2.
    Urgingclassical

    The act of pressing or urging someone.

نَزَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To urgeclassical

    To press or importune someone, especially in asking.

  2. 2.
    To hastenclassical

    To make someone hurry or move quickly.

وما كان لكم أن تنزروا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على الصلاة — And it was not for you to urge the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, to pray.
نَزْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Hasteclassical

    The act of moving or acting quickly.

  2. 2.
    Urgencyclassical

    The state of being urgent or pressing.

نَزْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Swellingclassical

    A swelling in the udder of a she-camel.

مَنْزُورَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Swollenclassical

    Describing the udder of a she-camel that is swollen.

ناقة منزورة — A she-camel with a swollen udder.
نَزْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Commandclassical

    An order or instruction.

نزرتك فأكثرت — I commanded you, and commanded you much.
نَزْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Contemptclassical

    The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of consideration or respect.

  2. 2.
    Underestimationclassical

    The act of estimating something as less valuable or important than it is.

نَزَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To belittleclassical

    To regard or treat someone or something as unimportant.

  2. 2.
    To underestimateclassical

    To estimate something as being less than it is.

وقد نزره، أي احتقره واستقله — And he belittled him, meaning he despised and underestimated him.
نَزْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Moderationboth

    The quality of being moderate, not excessive.

  2. 2.
    Insignificanceclassical

    The state of being unimportant or trivial.

نِزَارname
  1. 1.
    Nizarboth

    The name of a progenitor of several Arab tribes, son of Ma'ad ibn Adnan.

نَزُورadjective
  1. 1.
    Barrenclassical

    Describing a woman who has few or no children.

  2. 2.
    Infertileclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is reluctant to conceive.

  3. 3.
    Quietclassical

    Describing a person who speaks little.

المرأة القليلة الولد — A woman with few children.
الناقة التي لا تكاد تلقح إلا وهي كارهة — A she-camel that is reluctant to conceive.
نَزْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Slownessclassical

    The state of being slow or tardy.

ما جئت إلا نزرا — You came only slowly.
نَزْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Stratagemclassical

    A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent.

لقحت الحرب عن نزر — The war became pregnant with stratagem.
مَنْزِرname
  1. 1.
    Manzirboth

    A village in Yemen.

نَزَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To intoxicateclassical

    To make someone drunk or overcome with drink.

نزر الشراب الإنسان: أسكره — The drink intoxicated the person: it made him drunk.

Parallel reading

القليل التافه من كل شيء
The small, insignificant amount of everything.
كالنزير، كأمير
Like the scarce, like the noble.
طعام منزور وعطاء منزور، أي قليل
Scarce food and scarce giving, meaning little.
بطيء من الشيء القليل احتفاظه ... عليك ومنزور الرضا حين يغضب
Slow to retain a little... and scarce in contentment when he is angry.
الإلحاح في السؤال، سواء في العلم أو العطاء
Insistence in asking, whether in knowledge or in giving.
وما كان لكم أن تنزروا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على الصلاة
And it was not for you to urge the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, to pray.
ثكلتك أمك يا ابن الخطاب، نزرت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مرارا لا يجيبك
May your mother be bereaved of you, O son of Al-Khattab, you urged the Messenger of Allah repeatedly and he did not answer you.
معناه أنك ألححت عليه في المسألة إلحاحا أدبك بسكوته عن جوابك
Its meaning is that you insisted on asking him insistently, and his silence in answering you was a lesson for you.
الاستعجال والاحتثاث
Haste and urging.
ويقال: نزره، إذا أعجله
And it is said: 'He hastened him,' if he made him hurry.
ورم في ضرع الناقة
A swelling in the udder of the she-camel.
ناقة منزورة
A she-camel with a swollen udder.
نزرتك فأكثرت، أي أمرتك
I commanded you, and commanded you much, meaning I ordered you.
الاحتقار والاستقلال
Contempt and underestimation.
وقد نزره، أي احتقره واستقله
And he belittled him, meaning he despised and underestimated him.
قد كنت لا أنزر في يوم النهل ... ولا تخون قوتي أن أبتذل
I used to not belittle on a day of thirst... nor would my sustenance be betrayed by being debased.
فصل، لا نزر ولا هذر
Eloquent, neither scant nor excessive talk.
ليس بقليل فيدل على عي ولا بكثير فاسد
Not little, indicating a flaw, nor abundant, leading to corruption.
لها بشر مثل الحرير ومنطق ... رخيم الحواشي لا هراء ولا نزر
She has a complexion like silk and a speech... soft-edged, neither idle nor scant.
قل وتفه
To be little and insignificant.
ونزر عطاءه تنزيرا قلله
And he reduced his giving, making it scarce.
تنقلب منه: تقلل
To become scarce from it: to be reduced.
المرأة القليلة الولد
A woman with few children.
كانت المرأة من الأنصار إذا كانت نزرة أو مقلاتا تنذر لمن ولد لها ولد لتجعلنه في اليهود
If a woman from the Ansar had few children or was barren, she would vow that if she bore a child, she would make him a Jew.
القليلة اللبن من النوق
A she-camel with little milk.
وقد نزرت نزرا
And she produced little milk.
كل شيء يقل نزور
Everything that is scarce is 'nazur'.
أو كماء المثمود بعد جمام ... زرم الدمع لا يؤوب نزورا
Or like the water of Thamud after abundance... the tears flowed, not returning scantily.
الناقة التي مات ولدها وهي ترأم ولد غيرها ولا يجيء لبنها إلا نزرا
The she-camel whose offspring died, and she nursed another's offspring, and her milk came only scantily.
التي لا تكاد تلقح إلا وهي كارهة
She who is reluctant to conceive.
ناقة نزور بينة النزار
A she-camel that is clearly infertile.
سمي به لأن أباه لما ولد له نظر إلى نور النبوة بين عينيه
He was named thus because when his father had him, he saw the light of prophecy between his eyes.
إن هذا كله لنزر في حق هذا المولود، فسمي نزارا لذلك
All of this is but a small thing in comparison to this newborn, so he was named Nizar for that reason.
إذا انتسب إليهم وانتمى لهم، أو شبه نفسه بهم، أو أدخل نفسه فيهم ولم يكن منهم
If he associated himself with them, claimed lineage, likened himself to them, or included himself among them without being one of them.
ما جئت إلا نزرا
You came only slowly.
لقحت الحرب عن نزر
The war became pregnant with stratagem.
فلان لا يعطي حتى ينزر، ولا يطيع حتى يهزر
So-and-so does not give until he is urged, and does not obey until he is humiliated.
القليل الكلام لا يتكلم حتى تنزره
One who speaks little, not speaking until he is urged.
بغاث الطير أكثرها فراخا ... وأم الصقر مقلات نزور
The common birds have the most chicks... but the mother falcon is barren and speaks little.
إذا استخرج ما عنده قليلا قليلا
If he extracted what was with him little by little.
إذا كان قليل الخير
If he had little good.
وهو رجل منزور
And he is a man of little good.
أعطاه عطاء نزرا ومنزورا، إذا ألح عليه فيه
He gave him a scarce and meager gift, if he insisted on it.
عطاء غير منزور، إذا لم يلح عليه فيه، بل أعطاه عفوا
A gift not insisted upon, if he did not insist on it, but rather gave it willingly.
فخذ عفو من آتاك لا تنزرنه
Take willingly from whoever gives to you, do not insist.
فعند بلوغ الكدر رنق المشارب
For when the murky water reaches its clarity, the drinks are pure.
فرس نزور: بطيئة اللقاح
A slow-breeding mare: slow to conceive.
نزر الشراب الإنسان: أسكره
The drink intoxicated the person: it made him drunk.