নর

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नर (nara), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔɾ/, [ˈnɔːɾ], [ˈnɔɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔɹ/, [ˈnɔɹ]

Noun

নর • (nor) (feminine নারী (nari))

1. man
2. person, human being

Inflection

Inflection of নর
nominative	নর nor
objective	নরকে nor (semantically general or indefinite) / norke (semantically definite)
genitive	নরের norer
	Indefinite forms
nominative	নর nor
objective	নরকে nor (semantically general or indefinite) / norke (semantically definite)
genitive	নরের norer
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	নরটা, নরটি norṭa (colloquial), norṭi (formal)		নরেরা norera
objective	নরটাকে, নরটিকে norṭake (colloquial), norṭike (formal)		নরদের(কে) norder(ke)
genitive	নরটার, নরটির norṭar (colloquial), norṭir (formal)		নরদের norder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Synonyms

• (person, man) মানুষ (manuś)
• (person, man) লোক (lōk)
• (man) পুরুষ (puruś)

Derived terms

• নরনারী (noronari, “men and women”)
• নরত্ব (norotto, “manhood”)
• নরেন্দ্র (norendro, “king, Narendra”)
• নরপাল (noropal, “king”)
• নরপতি (noropoti, “king”)
• নরপশু (noropośu, “brute, reprobate”)
• নরপিশাচ (noropiśac, “devilish man, ghoul”)
• নরখাদক (norokhadok, “cannibal”)
• নরভুক (norobhuk, “cannibal”)
• নরবর (norobor, “best or greatest man”)
• নরশ্রেষ্ঠ (norosreśṭho, “best or greatest man”)
• নরোত্তম (norōttom, “best or greatest man”)
• নরসুন্দর (norośundor, “handsome; barber, hairdresser”)
• নরলোক (norolōk, “mortal or earthly life”)
• নরমাংস (noromaṅśo, “human flesh”)
• নরঘাত (noroghat, “murder, homicide”)
• নরহত্যা (norohotta, “murder, homicide”)
• নরব্যাঘ্র (norobbaghro, “brave, valiant man”, literally “tiger-man”)
• নরশার্দূল (norśardul, “brave, valiant man”, literally “tiger-man”)
• নরসিংহ (norśiṅho, “brave, valiant man; Narasimha”, literally “lion-man”)
• নৃশংস (nriśoṅśo, “inhumane, cruel”)
• নৃগোষ্ঠী (nrigōśṭhi, “ethnic group”)
• নৃতত্ত্ব (nritotto, “anthropology”)

Related terms

• সুন্দর (śundor), সুঁদর (śũdor, “beautiful”)
• নারায়ণ (naraẏon, “Narayana”)