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نظر

Pronunciation: /na.ðˤa.ra/

“نظر” is an Arabic word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to look, to gaze, to glance
  2. to see, to view, to eye, to regard
  3. to watch, to observe, to notice
  4. to pay attention, to expect
  5. to envisage, to consider, to contemplate
  6. to have in mind, to have in view
  7. to await
  8. to make comparisons, to draw parallels

noun

  1. seeing, eyesight, vision
  2. look, glance, gaze
  3. sight
  4. outlook, prospect
  5. view
  6. aspect
  7. appearance, evidence
  8. insight, discernment
  9. examination
  10. inspection, study, perusal
  11. consideration, reflection
  12. theory

Etymology

Compare Akkadian naṣārum (𒈾𒍝𒊒, “to watch over, protect”), Aramaic נְטַר (nəṭar, “to watch, guard”), Classical Syriac ܢܛܲܪ (nəṭar, “to watch”) and Hebrew נָצַר (nɔṣár, “to keep, maintain”).

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