نادر

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of نَدَرَ (nadara, to be rare) and نَدُرَ (nadura, to be strange), from the root ن د ر (n-d-r). Compare Hebrew נדיר (nadír, rare).

Adjective

نَادِر (nādir) (feminine نَادِرَة (nādira), elative أَنْدَر (ʾandar))

  1. rare, extraordinary
  2. strange, unusual
  3. excellent, priceless, eminent, precious

Declension

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), نادر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), ندر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

نَادِر (nādir) m

  1. eccentric

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), ندر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɒːˈd̪eɾ]
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Adjective

نادر (nâder) (comparative نادرتر, superlative نادرترین)

  1. rare

Proper noun

نادر (nâder)

  1. A male given name, Nader.
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