نظر

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نظر¹

  • /na.ðˤa.ra/

Where it comes from

Compare Akkadian naṣārum (𒈾𒍝𒊒, “to watch over, protect”), Aramaic נְטַר (nəṭar, “to watch, guard”), Classical Syriac ܢܛܲܪ (nəṭar, “to watch”) and Hebrew נָצַר (nɔṣár, “to keep, maintain”).

verb نَظَرَ · naẓara · يَنْظُرُ · نَظَر · مَنْظَر · مَنْظَرَة

  1. to look, to gaze, to glance نَظَرْتُ فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا
  2. to see, to view, to eye, to regard
  3. to watch, to observe, to notice
  4. to pay attention, to expect
  5. to envisage, to consider, to contemplate
  6. to have in mind, to have in view
  7. transitive to await

نظر²

  • /naðˤ.ðˤa.ra/

verb نَظَّرَ · naẓẓara · يُنَظِّرُ · تَنْظِير · مُنَظِّر

  1. to make comparisons, to draw parallels

نظر³

  • /na.ðˤar/

noun نَظَر · naẓar · أَنْظَار · النَّظَر

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of نَظَرَ (naẓara) (form I)
  2. seeing, eyesight, vision
  3. look, glance, gaze
  4. sight
  5. outlook, prospect
  6. view
  7. aspect
  8. appearance, evidence
  9. insight, discernment
  10. examination
  11. inspection, study, perusal
  12. consideration, reflection
  13. theory
  14. trial, hearing
  15. supervision, control, surveillance
  16. competence, jurisdiction
  17. attention, heed, regard, notice, observation, respect, consideration, care

نظر⁴

  • /niðˤr/

adjective نِظْر · niẓr · النِّظْر · نِظْرَة · النِّظْرَة

  1. similar, like, matching
  2. equal

In English

  • look to try to see
  • opinion thought a person has formed about a topic
  • watch to look at for a period of time
  • vision sense or ability of sight
  • eyesight faculty of sight
  • look at observe or watch

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نظر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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