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نادِر
rare /ˈnaː.dir/
adjectiveB1#1805 most common
Also: scarce, uncommon, exceptional
Example sentences
هذا شيءٌ نادِر.
This is a rare thing.
الكتابُ القديمُ نادِر.
The old book is rare.
من النادِر أن نراه في الصباح.
It is rare for us to see him in the morning.
هذا النوعُ من الطيور أصبح نادِراً جِدّاً.
This kind of bird has become very rare.
تمتلك المكتبةُ مجموعةً من الكتب النادِرة التي يصعب إيجادها.
The library holds a collection of rare books that are hard to find.
يُعدّ هذا المخطوطُ من أندَرِ ما خطّته يدُ إنسان عبر التاريخ.
This manuscript is considered among the rarest things ever written by human hand.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نادِرٌ | نادِرونَ |
| Genitive | نادِرٍ | نادِرينَ |
| Accusative | نادِراً | نادِرينَ |
| Vocative | يا نادِرُ | يا نادِرونَ |
Word family
نَدَرَto be rare, to be scarce
نُدْرةrarity, scarcity
نادِراًrarely, seldom
أَندَرrarer, rarest
نادِرةa rare anecdote, a witty rarity
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Arabic root ن-د-ر (n-d-r), which carries the sense of being scarce or occurring seldom. "نادِر" is the active participle of the verb نَدَرَ, "to be rare." The related noun نُدْرة means rarity or scarcity.
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