دعر

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root دعر primarily relates to something that burns poorly, producing smoke but little heat, often associated with bad or rotten wood. It extends metaphorically to describe moral corruption, فساد (fasaad), particularly in the context of promiscuity, treachery, and general worthlessness.

Derived headwords

دَعَرَverb

1.
to burn smokilyboth
Said of wood that smokes heavily but does not ignite well, indicating poor quality.
2.
to be rottenclassical
Describing wood or other fuel that is decayed and does not burn properly.
3.
to fail to igniteclassical
Used for a fire drill (زند) that has been used so much its tip is burnt and it no longer produces sparks.
4.
to be barrenclassical
Said of a date palm that does not accept pollination.
5.
to commit fornicationboth
To engage in illicit sexual relations; to be promiscuous.
6.
to be treacherousclassical
To be deceitful, to betray one's companions.
7.
to steal and commit adulteryclassical
To engage in theft, adultery, and harming people.

دَعْرًاnoun

1.
smoky burningboth
The act of burning smokily, characteristic of poor fuel.
2.
rottennessclassical
The state of being rotten or decayed, especially in fuel.
3.
fornicationboth
The act of promiscuity or illicit sexual relations.
4.
treacheryclassical
Deceitfulness and betrayal.
5.
worthlessnessclassical
A state of lacking goodness or value.
6.
theft and adulteryclassical
The act of stealing and committing adultery.

دَعِرٌadjective

1.
smokyboth
Said of wood that produces much smoke but little flame.
2.
rottenclassical
Describing fuel that is decayed and burns poorly.
3.
unproductiveclassical
Said of a fire drill that fails to ignite.
4.
barrenclassical
Said of a date palm that does not accept pollination.
5.
promiscuousboth
Engaging in illicit sexual relations.
6.
treacherousclassical
Deceitful and disloyal.
7.
worthlessclassical
Lacking good qualities or value.

دَعَارَةnoun

1.
promiscuityboth
The state of being promiscuous; fornication and debauchery.
2.
corruptionboth
Moral corruption, wickedness, and evil.
3.
treacheryclassical
Deceitfulness and betrayal.

دَاعِرَةadjective

1.
promiscuous womanboth
A woman who engages in illicit sexual relations.
2.
barren palmclassical
A date palm that does not accept pollination.

مُدَعَّرٌadjective

1.
ugly colorclassical
An unattractive or unpleasant color, applied to animals.

أَدْعَرُadjective

1.
unproductive fire drillclassical
A fire drill (زند) that has become burnt and fails to produce sparks.

مَدْعُورٌadjective

1.
ugly coloredclassical
Having an unpleasant or ugly color.

دَعَّارٌnoun

1.
corruptorclassical
One who causes corruption or mischief.

دَاعِرٌadjective

1.
wickedboth
Evil, corrupt, and mischievous.
2.
thief and adultererclassical
One who steals, commits adultery, and harms others.

دُعَارٌnoun

1.
banditsclassical
A plural term referring to highwaymen or brigands.

دَعْرَةٌnoun

1.
flawboth
A defect, blemish, or fault.
2.
fornicationboth
An act of illicit sexual relations.
3.
treacheryclassical
An act of deceit or betrayal.

ذَعَرَةٌnoun

1.
flawclassical
A defect or blemish, used interchangeably with دعرة.

ذُعْرَاتٌnoun

1.
flawsclassical
Plural of ذعرة, referring to multiple defects.

مُدَاعِيرٌnoun

1.
barren date palmsclassical
Plural of داعرة, referring to date palms that do not accept pollination.

دَاعِرِيَّةname

1.
name of a stallionclassical
The name of a fertile male camel from which the الداعرية breed of camels is descended.

مُدَاعِيرnoun

1.
people of ill reputeclassical
Refers to people who speak in a corrupt or vulgar manner.

Parallel reading

دعر العود، بالكسر، دعرا، فهو دعر: دخن فلم يتقد وهو الرديء الدخان، ومنه اتخذت الدعارة، وهي الفسق.

The wood smoked, with kasra, a smoky burning, so it was smoky: it produced smoke but did not ignite, and it was of poor smoky quality, and from this is derived 'al-da'aarah', which is fornication.

وعود دعر أي كثير الدخان، وفي التهذيب: عود دعر، وقيل: الدعر ما احترق من حطب أو غيره فطفئ قبل أن يشتد احتراقه، والواحدة دعرة.

And smoky wood means very smoky, and in Al-Tahdhib: smoky wood, and it was said: 'al-da'r' is what burns from wood or other things and extinguishes before its burning intensifies, and the singular is 'da'rah'.

باتت حواطب ليلى يلتمسن لها ... جزل الجذى، غير خوار ولا دعر

Layla's woodcutters spent the night seeking for her... dry logs, not weak nor smoky.

ودعر العود دعرا، فهو دعر: نخر.

And the wood rotted, a rotting, so it was rotten: decayed.

يحملن فحما جيدا غير دعر، ... أسود صلالا كأعيان البقر

They carry good charcoal, not rotten... black and hard like cow's eyes.

وزند دعر: قدح به مرارا حتى احترق طرفه فلم يور.

And a fire drill that is unproductive: one strikes with it repeatedly until its tip burns and it does not produce sparks.

ويقال: هذا زند دعر إذا لم يور؛ وأنشد: مؤتشب يكبو به زند دعر

And it is said: this is an unproductive fire drill if it does not produce sparks; and he recited: A blazing fire is made to falter by an unproductive fire drill.

ويقال للنخلة إذا لم تقبل اللقاح: نخلة داعرة ونخيل مداعير فتزاد تلقيحا وتنحق، قال: وتنحيقها أن يوطأ عسقها حتى يسترخي فذلك دواؤها.

And it is said of a date palm if it does not accept pollination: a barren date palm and barren date palms, so it is pollinated again and 'tanhaq'. He said: and its 'tanhiq' is that its spathe is trodden until it relaxes, and that is its remedy.

ويقال للون الفيل: المدعر؛ قال ثعلب: والمدعر اللون القبيح من جميع الحيوان.

And the color of an elephant is called 'al-mud'ar'; Tha'lab said: and 'al-mud'ar' is the ugly color of all animals.

ودعر الرجل ودعر دعارة: فجر ومجر، وفيه دعارة ودعرة ودعارة.

And a man committed fornication and committed fornication with promiscuity: he committed adultery and fornication, and in him is promiscuity, and fornication, and promiscuity.

ورجل دعر ودعرة: خائن يعيب أصحابه؛ قال الجعدي: فلا ألفين دعرا داريا، ... قديم العداوة والنيرب

And a man who is treacherous and flawed: a traitor who finds fault with his companions; Al-Ja'adi said: May I never find a treacherous one who knows... ancient enmity and malice.

دعر الرجل دعرا إذا كان يسرق ويزني ويؤذي الناس، وهو الداعر.

A man committed 'da'ran' if he steals, commits adultery, and harms people, and he is 'al-da'ir'.

وفي حديث عمر، رضي الله عنه: اللهم ارزقني الغلظة والشدة على أعدائك وأهل الدعارة والنفاق ؛ الدعارة: الفساد والشر.

And in the narration of Umar, may God be pleased with him: O God, grant me harshness and severity against Your enemies and the people of promiscuity and hypocrisy; 'al-da'aarah' means corruption and evil.

وفي الحديث: كان في بني إسرائيل رجل داعر ؛ ويجمع على دعار.

And in the hadith: There was in the Children of Israel a wicked man; and its plural is 'du'aar'.

فأين دعار طيء ، وأراد بهم قطاع الطريق.

So where are the bandits of Tayy, and he meant highwaymen by them.

سألت أبا زيد عن شيء فقال: ما لك ولهذا؟ هو كلام المداعير.

I asked Abu Zayd about something, and he said: What do you have to do with this? It is the talk of the corrupt ones.

ورجل دعرة: فيه ذلك، وحكاه كراع ذعرة، بالذال المعجمة وسكون العين، وذعرة؛ قال: والجمع ذعرات، قال: فأما الداعر، بالدال المهملة، فهو الخبيث.

And a man with a flaw: he has that, and Kurra narrated it as 'dha'arah', with the unpointed dhal and a sukun on the 'ayn', and 'dha'arah'; he said: and the plural is 'dha'araat', he said: as for 'al-da'ir', with the unpointed dal, it means the wicked one.

وداعراً: اسم فحل منجب تنسب إليه الداعرية من الإبل.

And Daa'iran: the name of a fertile stallion from which the Da'iriyyah breed of camels is descended.