نادرا

Arabic

Root
ن د ر (n d r)
5 terms

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of نَادِر (nādir, “rare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː.di.ran/

Adverb

نَادِرًا • (nādiran)

1. rarely, seldom

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: نادراً (nadiren)
  • Turkish: nadiren
• → Swahili: nadra

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن د ر
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic نَادِرًا (nādiran).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː.di.ran/, [ˈnæː.dɪ.ran], [ˈnaː.dɪ.ran]

• Audio (Amman):

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Adverb

نادرا • (nādiran)

1. (formal) rarely, seldom

   Synonym: قليل ما (ʔalīl-ma)

See also

• نادر (nāder, “rare, unusual”)