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دطر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very rare and possibly obscure. It is primarily associated with a specific term for a type of ship, with limited other attestations.

Derived headwords

الدَّوْطَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of shipclassical

    A specific kind of ship, likened to a 'wathila' (a type of vessel).

دَوْطَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shipclassical

    A general term for a ship or vessel.

Parallel reading

أما دطر فإن ابن المظفر أهمله
As for the root 'datar', Ibn al-Muẓaffar neglected it.
ووجدت لأبي عمر الشيباني فيه حرفا رواه ابنه عمرو عنه في باب السفينة
And I found for Abu 'Amr al-Shaybani a word related to it, which his son 'Amr narrated from him in the chapter on ships.
قال: الدوطيرة كوثل السفينة
He said: 'Al-Dawṭirah is like the wathilah of the ship.'