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جذءر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to standing firm, being erect, or being firmly rooted. It extends to concepts of being steadfast, unyielding, and also to plants that are established but not yet tall.

Derived headwords

المَجْذَأَرّadjective
  1. 1.
    erect for abuseclassical

    Describing someone who stands erect and ready to receive insults or engage in verbal abuse.

  2. 2.
    unwaveringclassical

    Describing someone who stands firm and does not move or yield.

مَجْذَأَرَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    erect for abuseclassical

    The feminine form of 'majdh'ar', referring to something or someone erect and prepared for insults.

المَجْذَأَرّadjective
  1. 1.
    established plantclassical

    Referring to a plant that has taken root and grown but has not yet become tall.

  2. 2.
    early hornclassical

    Describing the horns of an animal that have begun to grow, having surpassed the stars in their early development but not yet thickened.

Parallel reading

المَجْذَأَرّ المنتصب للسباب
The majdh'ar is the one standing erect for abuse.
تبيت على أطرافها مجذئرة
You spend the night on its edges, erect/steadfast.
تكابد هما مثل هم المخاطر
Enduring a worry like the worry of dangers.
والمجذأر المنتصب الذي لا يبرح.
And the majdh'ar is the erect one who does not move.
والمجذأر من النبات الذي نبت ولم يطل
And the majdh'ar from plants is that which has grown but not become tall.
ومن القرون حين يجاوز النجوم ولم يغلظ.
And from horns, when they surpass the stars and have not thickened.