منخر

Arabic

Root
ن خ ر (n ḵ r)
4 terms

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb نَخَرَ (naḵara, “to snort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /min.xar/

Noun

مِنْخَر or مَنْخَر • (minḵar or manḵar) m (dual مِنْخَرَانِ (minḵarāni) or مَنْخَرَانِ (manḵarāni), plural مَنَاخِر (manāḵir))

1. nostril, nose

Declension

Declension of noun مِنْخَر (minḵar)‎; مَنْخَر (manḵar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْخَر‎; مَنْخَر minḵar‎; manḵar	الْمِنْخَر‎; الْمَنْخَر al-minḵar‎; al-manḵar	مِنْخَر‎; مَنْخَر minḵar‎; manḵar
Nominative	مِنْخَرٌ‎; مَنْخَرٌ minḵarun‎; manḵarun	الْمِنْخَرُ‎; الْمَنْخَرُ al-minḵaru‎; al-manḵaru	مِنْخَرُ‎; مَنْخَرُ minḵaru‎; manḵaru
Accusative	مِنْخَرًا‎; مَنْخَرًا minḵaran‎; manḵaran	الْمِنْخَرَ‎; الْمَنْخَرَ al-minḵara‎; al-manḵara	مِنْخَرَ‎; مَنْخَرَ minḵara‎; manḵara
Genitive	مِنْخَرٍ‎; مَنْخَرٍ minḵarin‎; manḵarin	الْمِنْخَرِ‎; الْمَنْخَرِ al-minḵari‎; al-manḵari	مِنْخَرِ‎; مَنْخَرِ minḵari‎; manḵari
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْخَرَيْن‎; مَنْخَرَيْن minḵarayn‎; manḵarayn	الْمِنْخَرَيْن‎; الْمَنْخَرَيْن al-minḵarayn‎; al-manḵarayn	مِنْخَرَيْ‎; مَنْخَرَيْ minḵaray‎; manḵaray
Nominative	مِنْخَرَانِ‎; مَنْخَرَانِ minḵarāni‎; manḵarāni	الْمِنْخَرَانِ‎; الْمَنْخَرَانِ al-minḵarāni‎; al-manḵarāni	مِنْخَرَا‎; مَنْخَرَا minḵarā‎; manḵarā
Accusative	مِنْخَرَيْنِ‎; مَنْخَرَيْنِ minḵarayni‎; manḵarayni	الْمِنْخَرَيْنِ‎; الْمَنْخَرَيْنِ al-minḵarayni‎; al-manḵarayni	مِنْخَرَيْ‎; مَنْخَرَيْ minḵaray‎; manḵaray
Genitive	مِنْخَرَيْنِ‎; مَنْخَرَيْنِ minḵarayni‎; manḵarayni	الْمِنْخَرَيْنِ‎; الْمَنْخَرَيْنِ al-minḵarayni‎; al-manḵarayni	مِنْخَرَيْ‎; مَنْخَرَيْ minḵaray‎; manḵaray
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَنَاخِر manāḵir	الْمَنَاخِر al-manāḵir	مَنَاخِر manāḵir
Nominative	مَنَاخِرُ manāḵiru	الْمَنَاخِرُ al-manāḵiru	مَنَاخِرُ manāḵiru
Accusative	مَنَاخِرَ manāḵira	الْمَنَاخِرَ al-manāḵira	مَنَاخِرَ manāḵira
Genitive	مَنَاخِرَ manāḵira	الْمَنَاخِرِ al-manāḵiri	مَنَاخِرِ manāḵiri

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: مناخير (manaḵī́r)
• Maltese: mnieħer
• Moroccan Arabic: منخار (manḵār)
• South Levantine Arabic: منخار (munḵār)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْخَر (manḵar).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [man.ˈxaɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män.xǽɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män.xǽɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [män.xǽɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [män.xǽɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæn.xǽɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [män.χǽɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	manxar
Dari reading?	manxar
Iranian reading?	manxar
Tajik reading?	manxar

Noun

Dari	منخر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	манхар

منخر • (manxar) (plural مناخر (manâxer) or منخرین (manxareyn))

1. nostril