ναδίρ

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Greek

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Etymology

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Either a Learned borrowing from French nadir,[1] or borrowed from Spanish nadir,[2] ultimately from Arabic نَظِير (naẓīr, “counterpart”), implying the 'opposite of' zenith.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /naˈðiɾ/
  • Hyphenation: να‧δίρ

Noun

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ναδίρ • (nadír) n (indeclinable)

  1. nadir

Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ ναδίρ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ ναδίρ - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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