Home                    Word of the Week Links for Word Lovers Crossword Solver Help                       Copyrights            Privacy                  Webmasters Link to Us Contact Us            Bookstore

English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Nadir' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Nadir proper noun  A male given name. Etymology: Unknown. It has been suggested that it is from (Arab.) (ARchar, ÙÙ, ÙÙÙÙ), nazÄr, rare, trivial, but if it is Arabic, perhaps more likely would be (ARchar, ÙÙ, ÙÙÙÙ), naáÄr auspicious, boding well (?)Represents the word 'rare' in hebrew       nadir noun  The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand. (figuratively) The lowest point; time of greatest depression. Quotations "The seventh century is the of the human mind in Europe." — Hallam. (astronomy) The axis of a projected conical shadow (e.g. the nadir of the sun is the axis of the conical shadow projected by the Earth) Translations:  German: Nadir Etymology: nadir, from (Arab.)(ARchar, ÙÙ Ù, ÙÙÙÙÙ ÙÙÙÙÙ) naáÄru as-samt, nadir, properly "the point opposite(ARchar, Ù, ÙÙÙÙÙ) (as-samt) the zenith", in which(ARchar, ÙÙ, ÙÙÙÙ) naáÄr means "counterpart, corresponding to".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the GNU Free Documentation License Allwords Copyright 1998-2009 Allsites LLC. All rights reserved.