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مَنْظَر
view /ˈman.zˤar/
nounB1#2174 most common
Also: sight, scene, appearance
Example sentences
المَنْظَرُ جَميلٌ.
The view is beautiful.
أُحِبُّ هٰذا المَنْظَرَ.
I love this view.
مِن نافِذَتي مَنْظَرٌ رائِعٌ لِلبَحْرِ.
From my window there is a wonderful view of the sea.
تَوَقَّفْنا لِنَلْتَقِطَ صُوَرًا لِلمَنْظَرِ الجَبَلِيِّ.
We stopped to take photos of the mountain scenery.
كانَ مَنْظَرُ المَدينَةِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الطّائِرَةِ يَخْطِفُ الأَنْفاسَ.
The sight of the city at night from the plane was breathtaking.
لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْنيهِ سِوى المَنْظَرِ الخارِجِيِّ، فَأَهْمَلَ جَوْهَرَ المَسْأَلَةِ.
He cared only about outward appearance, so he neglected the substance of the matter.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَنْظَرٌ | مَنَاظِرُ |
| Genitive | مَنْظَرٍ | مَنَاظِرَ |
| Accusative | مَنْظَرًا | مَنَاظِرَ |
| Vocative | يا مَنْظَرُ | يا مَنَاظِرُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word derives from the Semitic root n-ẓ-r, tied to looking and watching. With the prefix ma-, Arabic forms a noun of place or object, giving the sense of a thing seen or a place one looks upon. It is closely linked to the common verb naẓara, to look.
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