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جدر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

جَدِيرٌ جدير A place having a wall built around it; a walled place. (S, K.) -A2- See also مُجَدَّرٌ. -A3- Also Adapted, disposed, apt, meet, suited, suitable, fitted, fit, proper, competent, or worthy; syn. خَلِيقٌ (S, A, Msb, K) and حَقِيقٌ: (Msb:) fem. with ة: (TA:) pl. mase. جَدِيرُونَ and جُدَرَاآءُ: (S, K:) pl. fem. جَدِيرَاتٌ and جَدَائِرُ. (TA.) You say, هُوَ جَدِيرٌ بِكَذَا (S, A, Msb) and لِكَذَا (TA) He is adapted, disposed, apt, meet, &c., for such a thing; (S, A, Msb;) and [ naturally ] drawn to it. (Ham p. 707.) And أَنْتَ جَدِيرٌ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ كَذَا Thou art adapted, disposed, apt, meet, &c., for doing such a thing; or worthy to do it. (S.) And أَنْ يَفْعَلَ ↓ اـِنَّهُ لَمَجْدَرَةٌ, (K,) and in like manner you say of two persons, and of more, (TA,) and ↓ مَجْدُورٌ, (K.) Verily he is one who is adapted, disposed, apt, meet, &c., for doing [such a thing]; or worthy to do [it]; syn. مَخْلَقَةٌ. (K.) [↓ مَجْدَرَةٌ properly signifies A place, and hence a thing, an affair, and a person, adapted, disposed, apt, meet, &c.; like مَخْلَقَةٌ and مَحْرَاةٌ: and ↓ مَجْدُورٌ, Made, or called, adapted or disposed &c., though said by Aboo-Jaafar Er-Ru- ásee to be a pass. part. n. having no verb.] Also بِذٰلِكَ ↓ اـِنَّهَا لَمَجْدَرَةٌ Verily she is one who is adapted, disposed, apt, &c., for that: and بِأَنْ تَفْعَلَ ذٰلِكَ for doing that: and in like manner you say of two persons, and of more. (TA.) And لِذَاكَ ↓ هٰذَا الأَمْرُ مَجْدَرَةٌ This affair, or thing, is one that is adapted, apt, meet, &c., for that; syn. مَحْرَاةٌ. (S.) And ↓ هٰذَا الأَمْرُ مَجْدَرَةٌ مِنْهُ This affair, or thing, is one that is adapted, apt, meet, &c., for him to do; i. e. he is adapted, apt, meet, &c., for doing it. (TA.)

Derived headwords

جَدِيرٌ
  1. 1.
هُوَ جَدِيرٌ بِكَذَا
أَنْتَ جَدِيرٌ أَنْ
تَفْعَلَ كَذَا
أَنْ يَفْعَلَ
تَفْعَلَ ذٰلِكَ