How to Say "Rare" in Arabic - How To Say Guide

نادر

nadir

The Arabic word for "rare" is نادر (nadir).

The term is used as an adjective to describe something that is very uncommon.

Meaning: very uncommon (adj)

How does it change in a sentence?

For plural forms, use نادرون for masculine plural and نادرات for feminine plural.

nadir

The Arabic word نادر shares the same root as the Hebrew word נדיר, meaning both 'rare' and 'strange'.
In poetic Arabic, نادر can be used to describe a unique wit or a rare joke that catches someone by surprise.
In certain Arabic contexts, describing a person as نادر can be a high compliment, suggesting they are a 'one-of-a-kind' individual.

موارد المياه العذبة نادرة في الجزائر.
Fresh water supplies are rare in Algeria.
This sentence uses نادر to show how water supplies are uncommon in a specific location.
Tatoeba #11759087 by dididodo, translation #10078319 by Amastan
بالنسبة لأكثرهم، هذه تجربة نادرة إلى حد ما.
For most of them, this is quite a rare experience.
This sentence uses نادر to describe an experience that does not happen often.
Tatoeba #620385 by Samer, translation #619926 by ulyssemc1
إن الحب الحقيقي نادر، لكنه هو الشيء الوحيد الذي يعطي للحياة معنى.
True love is indeed rare, but it's the only thing that gives life meaning.
This sentence uses نادر to describe the rarity of true love.
Tatoeba #2487845 by Amastan, translation #12233578 by Miktsoanit
هذا لون نادر للورد.
This is a rare color for a rose.
هذا النوع من النفط غالي جداً ونادر.
This type of oil is very expensive and rare.

Yousef and Maryam are talking about a unique coin Yousef found.

يوسف Youssef

انظري إلى هذه العملة القديمة!
Unzhuri ila hadhihi al-umla al-qadima!
Look at this old coin!
مريم Maryam

واو، هل هي عملة نادرة؟
Wow, hal hiya umla nadira?
Wow, is it a rare coin?
يوسف Youssef

نعم، هي نادرة جداً وقيمة.
Na'am, hiya nadira jiddan wa qayyima.
Yes, it is very rare and valuable.
مريم Maryam

من الرائع أن تجد شيئاً نادراً كهذا.
Min ar-ra'i' an tajida shay'an nadiran kahadha.
It's wonderful to find something rare like this.

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