נער

Hebrew

Root
נ־ע־ר‎

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /naˈ(ʔ)aʁ/, Mizrahi pronunciation IPA^(key): /naˈʕar/

Verb

נָעַר • (na'ár) (pa'al construction)

to bray (donkey)

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָעַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לנעור \ לִנְעֹר‎ action noun: נְעִירָה‎ passive participle: —
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	נָעַרְתִּי‎		נָעַרְנוּ‎
	second	נָעַרְתָּ‎	נָעַרְתְּ‎	נְעַרְתֶּם‎¹	נְעַרְתֶּן‎¹
	third	נָעַר	נָעֲרָה‎	נָעֲרוּ‎
present		נוֹעֵר‎	נוֹעֶרֶת‎	נוֹעֲרִים‎	נוֹעֲרוֹת‎
future	first	אֶנְעַר‎		נִנְעַר‎
	second	תִּנְעַר‎	תִּנְעֲרִי‎	תִּנְעֲרוּ‎	תִּנְעַרְנָה‎²
	third	יִנְעַר‎	תִּנְעַר‎	יִנְעֲרוּ‎	תִּנְעַרְנָה‎²
imperative		נְעַר	נַעֲרִי‎	נַעֲרוּ‎	נְעַרְנָה‎²
notes		Pronounced נָעַרְתֶּם‎ and נָעַרְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Compare Ugaritic 𐎐𐎓𐎗 (nʿr, “boy, servant boy”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈna.(ʔ)aʁ/, Mizrahi pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈnaʕar/

Noun

נַעַר • (ná'ar) m (plural indefinite נְעָרִים‎, feminine counterpart נַעֲרָה‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

(biblical) non-infant child
(biblical) boy, physically able young man
(modern) youth, adolescent

Declension

Declension of נַעַר

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
masculine singular	indefinite	נַעַר	first	נַעֲרִי‎		נַעֲרֵנוּ‎
	definite	הַנַּעַר‎	second	נַעַרְךָ‎	נַעֲרֵךְ‎	נַעַרְכֶם‎	נַעַרְכֶן‎
	construct	נַעַר־	third	נַעֲרוֹ‎	נַעֲרָהּ‎	נַעֲרָם‎	נַעֲרָן‎
masculine plural	indefinite	נְעָרִים‎	first	נעריי \ נְעָרַי‎		נְעָרֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַנְּעָרִים‎	second	נְעָרֶיךָ‎	נערייך \ נְעָרַיִךְ‎	נַעֲרֵיכֶם‎	נַעֲרֵיכֶן‎
	construct	נַעֲרֵי־‎	third	נְעָרָיו‎	נְעָרֶיהָ‎	נַעֲרֵיהֶם‎	נַעֲרֵיהֶן‎
feminine singular	indefinite	נַעֲרָה‎	first	נַעֲרָתִי‎		נַעֲרָתֵנוּ‎
	definite	הַנַּעֲרָה‎	second	נַעֲרָתְךָ‎	נַעֲרָתֵךְ‎	נַעֲרַתְכֶם‎	נַעֲרַתְכֶן‎
	construct	נַעֲרַת־‎	third	נַעֲרָתוֹ‎	נַעֲרָתָהּ‎	נַעֲרָתָם‎	נַעֲרָתָן‎
feminine plural	indefinite	נְעָרוֹת‎	first	נערותיי \ נַעֲרוֹתַי‎		נַעֲרוֹתֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַנְּעָרוֹת‎	second	נַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ‎	נערותייך \ נַעֲרוֹתַיִךְ‎	נַעֲרוֹתֵיכֶם‎	נַעֲרוֹתֵיכֶן‎
	construct	נַעֲרוֹת־‎	third	נַעֲרוֹתָיו‎	נַעֲרוֹתֶיהָ‎	נַעֲרוֹתֵיהֶם‎	נַעֲרוֹתֵיהֶן‎

Synonyms

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