نير

العربية

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نير¹

  • /naj.jir/

Where it comes from

Compare نُور (nūr, “light”).

adjective نَيِّر · nayyir · نَيِّرَة · نَيِّرُون · نَيِّرَات · أَنْوَر

  1. luminous, lucid; bright
  2. shining, brilliant
  3. lighted, illuminated, brightly lit
  4. clear, plain
  5. distinct

نير²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic נִירָא / ܢܺܝܪܳܐ (nīrā); from Akkadian 𒉌𒄿𒊒 (nīru, “yoke, crossbeam”).

noun نِير · nīr · نِيرَة · أَنْيَار · النِّير

  1. collective yoke, a piece of wood about the neck of a bull together with its apparatus
  2. collective beam, a transverse piece of wood in a loom
  3. collective cane-roll
  4. collective woof, weft

نير³

noun نِير · nīr · النِّير · نِيرٌ

  1. alternative, rare alternative form of نِيل (nīl, “indigo”)

In English

  • bright emitting much light; visually dazzling — see also luminous, radiant
  • yoke something which represses or restrains a person — see also burden
  • naira the currency of Nigeria

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نير},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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