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نَمِر
tiger /ˈnæ.mɪr/
nounB1#2440 most common
Also: leopard, panther
Example sentences
هذا نَمِرٌ كبير.
This is a big tiger.
رأيتُ نَمِرًا في حديقة الحيوان.
I saw a tiger at the zoo.
يعيش النَّمِرُ في الغابات الآسيوية.
The tiger lives in the Asian forests.
تناقص عدد النُّمُور في البرية بسبب الصيد الجائر.
The number of tigers in the wild has fallen because of excessive hunting.
يُعرف النمر بقوته وسرعته الهائلة عند مطاردة فريسته.
The tiger is known for its great strength and speed when it chases its prey.
استُخدم مصطلح "النمور الآسيوية" للإشارة إلى الاقتصادات السريعة النمو في شرق آسيا.
The term "Asian Tigers" was used to refer to the fast-growing economies of East Asia.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نَمِرٌ | نُمُورٌ |
| Genitive | نَمِرٍ | نُمُورٍ |
| Accusative | نَمِرًا | نُمُورًا |
| Vocative | يا نَمِرُ | يا نُمُورُ |
Word family
نَمِرةtigress
نُمُورtigers (plural)
تنمّرto bully; bullying
مُتَنَمِّرa bully
مُنَمَّرspotted or striped (like a tiger's coat)
Etymology
Namir comes from a common Semitic root for spotted or striped big cats. It is not an Indo-European word, so it has no PIE root. Related forms appear across Semitic languages with the same basic sense of a large predatory cat.
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