نَارٌ fire in Arabic
نَارٌ is how you say “fire” in Arabic.
Root ن و ر n-w-r. noun (mostly feminine, sometimes masculine). nār.
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Meaning of fire in Arabic
- fire, flame the visible blazing; the word's basic, well-known sense
- the fire of hell used for hellfire in religious contexts
- heat
- evil, strife, or war; also opinion or counsel figurative (tropical) extension, as in 'the fire of war'
Example sentence
كَمَا يتولّد الزَّرْع عَن المَاء والإحراق عَن النَّار
Just as crops arise from water and burning from fire.
النَّارِ fire
al- = 'the'; the noun after 'an': 'fire'.
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How it is used
نَارٌ is usually feminine but occasionally treated as masculine; its commonest plural is نِيرَانٌ, alongside less frequent plurals أَنْوُرٌ, نُورٌ, نِيَرَةٌ and نِيَارٌ. Beyond literal fire, it extends figuratively to heat, to hellfire, and to the 'fire' of war, strife, or even opinion and counsel.
Words from the same root
- نُورٌ light
- نَوْرٌ blossom, flower (of a tree or plant)
- تَنْوِيرٌ illumination; the act of shining, or of a tree blossoming
- مُنِيرٌ shining, giving light
- مُسْتَنِيرٌ radiant; one who seeks or gains light
- نُورَةٌ a substance smeared on the body
More example sentences
وأنا خلقت من نارٍ وجوهر النار نفيس،
And I was created from fire, and the essence of fire is precious.
نَارٍ fire
An indefinite noun in the 'of' ending required by the preposition before it. Its un-prefixed shape means 'fire' in general, and the ending marks it as the material governed by 'from'.
وأنا خلقت من نارٍ وجوهر النار نفيس،
And I was created from fire, and the essence of fire is precious.
النَّارِ of fire
The owner half of the possessive pair, definite and in the 'of' ending right after 'essence'. The pairing makes 'essence of fire', naming what the essence belongs to.
قَالَهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْخَلِيلُ حِينَ أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ
Ibrahim, the intimate friend, said it when he was cast into the fire.
النَّارِ the fire
A noun carrying 'the', the specific known fire, in the after-preposition ending set by the 'into' before it. Its definiteness marks it as the particular fire of the story. It is the place the casting ends in.
قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ نَارٌ أُجِّجَتْ،
He said, "Have you considered if a fire were kindled?"
نَارٌ a fire
An indefinite noun, 'a fire', here the subject of the imagined clause that the particle before it opened. Although feminine in gender, it stands as the topic the following passive verb comments on. Its indefinite ending gives the 'some fire' sense within the hypothetical.
أَمَّا أَوَّلُ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ فَنَارٌ تَحْشُرُ النَّاسَ
As for the first of the signs of the Hour, it is a fire that will gather the people.
فَنَارٌ a fire
'So/then' on the noun 'fire', here supplying the answer-half that the earlier 'as for' set up. This connector is the structural reply: it ties the topic to its predicate, marking 'a fire' as what the first sign actually is.
قال قاتلت فيك حتى اسُتشهدت، قال كذبت، ولكنك قاتلت لأن يقال جريء، فقد قيل، ثم أمر به، فسحب على وجهه حتى ألقي في النار
He will say: 'I fought for You until I was martyred.' He will say: 'You lie. You fought so that it would be said you are brave; and so it was said.' Then it will be commanded that he be dragged on his face until he is cast into the Fire.
النَّارِ the Fire
This noun is governed by 'into', so it sits in the 'of' (genitive) ending; the al- makes it definite, 'the Fire'. It names the final place of punishment the man is thrown into.
Common questions
- How do you say "fire" in Arabic?
- نَارٌ (nār).
- What is the plural of نار?
- The most common plural is نِيرَانٌ (nīrān); less common plurals include أَنْوُرٌ, نُورٌ, نِيَرَةٌ, and نِيَارٌ.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).