ניר
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| נ־י־ר (n-y-r) |
| 8 terms |
From Proto-Semitic *nūr-.
Pronunciation
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Noun
נִיר • (nir) m (plural indefinite נִירִים, singular construct נִירֵי־)
- (figurative) Lamp
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | נִיר | first | נִירִי | נִירֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַנִּיר | second | נִירְךָ | נִירֵךְ | נִירְכֶם | נִירְכֶן | |
| construct | נִיר־ | third | נִירוֹ | נִירָהּ | נִירָם | נִירָן | |
| plural | indefinite | נִירִים | first | ניריי / נִירַי | נִירֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַנִּירִים | second | נִירֶיךָ | נירייך / נִירַיִךְ | נִירֵיכֶם | נִירֵיכֶן | |
| construct | נִירֵי־ | third | נִירָיו | נִירֶיהָ | נִירֵיהֶם | נִירֵיהֶן | |
Related terms
Noun
נְיָר • (n'yár) m
- Defective spelling of נייר
References
- H5216 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- "ניר" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Yiddish
Etymology
From Old High German nioro, from Proto-Germanic *neurô. Cognate with German Niere (“kidney”), Ukrainian нирка (nyrka, “kidney”) and Belarusian нырка (nyrka, “kidney”).
Noun
ניר • (nir) f, plural נירן (nirn)