n s r
26 lemmas · 8 languages
soundAll three consonants are regular✡︎ m. Eruv. 7:4
Themes:eagle·4sawdust·3vulture·2nasr·2
POS shape:noun·16verb·9name·1
This root is attested across 8 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*n-s-rProto-Semitic
East Semitic
Akkadiannašrun s r— eagle
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Canaanite
Hebrewמַסּוֹרנ ס ר— A saw: a tool with a toothed blade for cutting hard substances.
Aramaic
Syriacܡܣܪܐܢ ܣ ܪ— saw
Assyrian NAܢܵܣܹܪܢ ܣ ܪ— to saw
Arabic
Arabicنَسْرن س ر— a vulture
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Ge'ezንስረነ ሰ ረ— accusative singular of ንስር (nəsr)
Amharicንስርነ ሰ ረ— eagle
Tigrinyaንስሪነ ሰ ረ— eagle
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Akkadian
akk · 2 lemmas- eagleBorrowed from a West Semitic language, from Proto-West Semitic *našr-. Compare Arabic نَسْر (nasr) and Biblical Hebrew נֶשֶׁר (nɛ́šɛr).
- to watch over, protectCompare Aramaic נְטַר (nəṭar, “to watch, guard”), Classical Syriac ܢܛܲܪ (nəṭar, “to watch”), Arabic نَظَرَ (naẓara, literally “to watch”), Biblical Hebrew נָצַר (nɔṣár, “to keep, maintain”).
Classical Syriac
syc · 2 lemmas- sawFrom the root ܢ ܣ ܪ related to sawing. Compare Arabic مِنْشَار (minšār) and Hebrew מַסּוֹר (massôr).
- sawdustCompare Arabic نُشَارَة (nušāra) and Hebrew נְסֹרֶת (nəsōreṯ).
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 6 lemmas- to sawFrom Aramaic נְסַר (nəsar); compare Hebrew נִסֵּר (nisér) and Arabic نَشَرَ (našara).
- sawTool noun of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr, “to saw”); compare Arabic مِنْشَار (minšār) and Hebrew מַסּוֹר (masór).
- sawdustOf the noun pattern 1i23ā; compare Classical Syriac ܢܣܵܪܬܵܐ (nsārtā), Arabic نُشَارَة (nušāra) and Hebrew נְסֹרֶת (nsóret).
- sawingVerbal noun of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr).
- prism (polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)Passive participle of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr, “to saw”); with the noun definitions being Semantic loan from Classical Syriac and ultimately a calque of Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, “something sawed”), cognate to Hebrew מִנְסָרָה (minsará) and Arabic مَوْشُور (mawšūr).
- passive participle of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr); sawnPassive participle of ܢܵܣܹܪ (nāsēr, “to saw”); with the noun definitions being Semantic loan from Classical Syriac and ultimately a calque of Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, “something sawed”), cognate to Hebrew מִנְסָרָה (minsará) and Arabic مَوْشُور (mawšūr).
Hebrew
he · 4 lemmas- A saw: a tool with a toothed blade for cutting hard substances.Cognate with Arabic منشار and its root ن ش ر.
- to saw
- sawmill
▸ 1 derivation
- relatedניסרnisér
- sawdust
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- a vultureFrom Proto-West Semitic *našr-, whence was derived the denominal root ن س ر (n s r).
▸ 2 derivations
- derivedالنَّسْر الطَّائِرan-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir
- derivedاَلنَّسْر اَلْوَاقِعan-nasr al-wāqiʕ
- to cut, pierce, or slit, especially like a vulture or another bird of preyFrom Proto-West Semitic *našr-, whence was derived the denominal root ن س ر (n s r).
- Nasr, one of the of five false gods worshipped by the people of Noah.
- plural of نَسْر (nasr)
Ge'ez
gez · 2 lemmas- accusative singular of ንስር (nəsr)
- eagleFrom Proto-West Semitic *našr-.
Amharic
am · 1 lemma- eagleFrom Proto-West Semitic *našr-.
Tigrinya
ti · 1 lemma- eagleFrom Proto-Semitic *našr-.