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زهر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 زَهَرَ ذ and زَهَرَتْ , (S, A, K, &c.,) aor. زَهَرَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. زُهُورٌ, (S, K,) It (a star, TA, and the moon, and a lamp, and the face, K) shone, or glistened; (K, TA;) as also ↓ ازدهر: (K:) it (fire, S, A, K, and the sun, A) gave light; shone; or shone brightly: (S, A, K:) it (a thing) was clear in colour, and gave light, or shone, or shone brightly: (Msb:) and you say also, of the moon and of the sun, زَهَرَ [and زَهَرَتْ], aor. زَهَرَ , inf. n. زَهْرٌ; and زَهُرَ [and زَهُرَتْ, aor. زَهُرَ ]. (TA.) ― -b2- زَهَرَ الزَّنْدُ The piece of stick, or wood, for producing fire emitted shining fire; made its fire to shine. (TA.) ― -b3- زَهَرَتْ بِكَ نَارِى (S, A) [lit.] My fire hath become strong and abundant by means of thee: (S:) and زَهَرَتْ بِكَ زِنَادِى (T, K) [lit.] my pieces of stick, or wood, for producing fire have become powerful and abundant [ in fire ] by means of thee: (K:) meaning, (tropical:) my want hath been accomplished by means of thee: (T, TA:) like وَرِيَتْ بِكَ زِنَادِى. (S.) ― -b4- زَهَرَ, aor. زَهَرَ ; (Msb;) and زَهِرَ, aor. زَهَرَ , (K,) inf. n. زَهَرٌ; (TA;) and زَهُرَ; (K;) (assumed tropical:) He, or it, was, or became, white; (Msb, K;) and beautiful: (K: [so in the CK and in my MS. copy of the K; but omitted in the TA:]) or of a bright white colour: (TA:) or of any shining colour: (AHn, R:) and زَهَرَ (assumed tropical:) it (a plant) was, or became, beautiful: (AHn, TA:) and زَهِرَ aor. زَهَرَ , (tropical:) he (a man) was, or became, white, or fair, in face. (Msb.) ― -b5- See also 4, in two places. -A2- زَهَرَتِ الشَّمْسُ الاـِبِلَ The sun altered the camels. (K.)

Derived headwords

زَهَرَverb
  1. 1.
زَهَرَ الزَّنْدُ
زَهَرَتْ بِكَ نَارِى
زَهَرَتْ بِكَ زِنَادِى
وَرِيَتْ بِكَ زِنَادِى
زَهَرَتِ الشَّمْسُ الاـِبِلَ