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

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

Derived terms

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