نقر

العربية

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نقر

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Compare Latin fodere for semantical development. Cognate to the Hebrew root ניקר / נִקֵּר (nikér, “to bore, gouge out”)

verb نَقَرَ · naqara · يَنْقُرُ · نَقْر · نَاقِر

literally
so as investigating, to dig into, to tap
so as making a certain sound, to click (also on the computer), to knock, to thump, pluck (a drum as well as a string instrument) جِلَّوْز عَيْن الثَّوْر شَيْئًا مَلْهَوِيّ يَنْقُر لَك فَالْبَاب نَقْرً مُسْتَوِيّ يَصَّدَّع رَأْسَك فَذَاك الدَوِيّ وَرِزْق الْجِلَّوْز فَذَاك الصُّدَاع
so as offending a person, to injure, to bully

verb نَقَّرَ · naqqara · يُنَقِّرُ · تَنْقِير · مُنَقِّر

to dig into, to peck, to stipple, to pit

noun نَقْر · naqr · النَّقْر · نَقْرٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of نَقَرَ (naqara) (form I)

In English

click transitive: press and release (button on a mouse)
peck to strike or pierce with the beak or similar

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نقر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}