ذعر

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of fear, terror, and fright. It describes the state of being afraid, causing fear in others, and the general feeling of panic or alarm. It also extends to related ideas like being startled, agitated, or even exhibiting irrational behavior due to fear or agitation.

Derived headwords

الذُّعْرnoun

1.
Fear, terrorboth
The state of intense fear or panic.
2.
Alarmboth
A sudden feeling of fear or distress.

ذُعِرَverb

1.
to be terrifiedboth
To be struck with great fear or terror.
2.
to be startledboth
To be suddenly alarmed or surprised.

ذَعَرَverb

1.
to terrifyboth
To cause someone to feel great fear or terror.
2.
to alarmboth
To make someone suddenly afraid or anxious.

ذُعِرَverb

1.
to be frightenedboth
To become afraid.

انْذَعَرَverb

1.
to be terrifiedboth
To become extremely frightened or panicked.
2.
to be startledboth
To be suddenly frightened or surprised.

مُنْذَعِرadjective

1.
terrifiedboth
In a state of extreme fear or panic.
2.
startledboth
Suddenly frightened or surprised.

أَذْعَرَverb

1.
to frightenboth
To cause someone to be frightened.
2.
to make terrifiedboth
To cause someone to experience terror.

مُذْعُورadjective

1.
terrifiedboth
Made to feel fear or terror.
2.
frightenedboth
Caused to be afraid.

ذَعُورadjective

1.
fearfulboth
Easily frightened or prone to fear.
2.
easily startledboth
A person, especially a woman, who is easily startled by suspicion or unpleasant talk.

ذَعَرَةnoun

1.
Fright, panicboth
A sudden burst of fear or alarm.
2.
Anxietyclassical
A state of being worried or uneasy.
3.
The anusclassical
A vulgar term for the anus.

الذَّعَرَةnoun

1.
A type of birdclassical
A small bird found in trees that shakes its tail and is always seen startled.

ذَعْرَاءnoun

1.
A type of birdclassical
Similar to الذرة, a bird that is always seen startled.

أَمْرٌ ذَعِرadjective

1.
Fearsome matterclassical
An affair or situation that is frightening or causes fear.

ناقةٌ ذَعُورadjective

1.
Agitated camelclassical
A female camel whose udder becomes agitated when touched.

مَذْعُورَةadjective

1.
Mad, franticclassical
Describing a camel that is acting mad or frantic.

نُوقٌ مُذْعِرَةadjective

1.
Mad camelsclassical
Female camels exhibiting madness or frenzy.

ذو الإذعارname

1.
Title of a kingclassical
A title held by a king of Yemen, possibly due to causing fear among people.

ذاعِرadjective

1.
Having faultsclassical
A person characterized by defects or flaws.

ذَعِرَةadjective

1.
Having faultsclassical
A person characterized by defects or flaws.

ذَعَرَةadjective

1.
Having faultsclassical
A person characterized by defects or flaws.

Parallel reading

الذعر، بالضم: الخوف والفزع، وهو الاسم.

Al-dhu'r, with damma: fear and terror, and it is the noun.

ذعره يذعره ذعرا فانذعر، وهو منذعر، وأذعره، كلاهما: أفزعه وصيره إلى الذعر

He terrified him, he terrifies him, with terror, so he became terrified, and he is terrified, and he made him terrified, both mean: he frightened him and made him reach the state of terror.

ومثل الذي لاقيت، إن كنت صادقا، ... من الشر يوما من خليلك أذعرا

And like what I encountered, if you are truthful, ... from evil one day from your friend, he made him terrified.

غيران شمصه الوشاة فأذعروا ... وحشا عليك، وجدتهن سكونا

Envious people stirred him up, so they became terrified... and I found them quiet towards you.

قم فأت القوم ولا تذعرهم علي

Get up and go to the people and do not frighten them concerning me.

يعني قريشا، أي لا تفزعهم؛ يريد لا تعلمهم بنفسك وامش في خفية لئلا ينفروا منك ويقبلوا علي.

Meaning Quraysh, i.e., do not startle them; he means do not let them know of your presence and walk stealthily so that they do not flee from you and turn towards me.

ونحن نترامى بالحنظل فما يزيدنا عمر على أن يقول: كذاك لا تذعروا إبلنا علينا

And we were throwing colocynths, and Umar did not say more than: Thus, do not frighten our camels towards us.

أي لا تنفروا إبلنا علينا؛ وقوله: كذاك أي حسبكم

Meaning do not make our camels flee towards us; and his saying: Thus, meaning it is enough for you.

لا يزال الشيطان ذاعرا من المؤمن

The devil is always terrified of the believer.

أي ذا ذعر وخوف أو هو فاعل بمعنى مفعول أي مذعور.

Meaning possessing terror and fear, or he is an active participle in the sense of a passive participle, i.e., terrified.

ورجل ذعور: منذعر.

And a fearful man: one who is terrified.

وامرأة ذعور: تذعر من الريبة والكلام القبيح

And a fearful woman: she is startled by suspicion and ugly speech.

تنول بمعروف الحديث، وإن ترد ... سوى ذاك، تذعر منك وهي ذعور

She speaks with good conversation, and if you intend... otherwise, she is startled by you and she is fearful.

وذعر فلان ذعرا، فهو مذعور، أي أخيف.

And so-and-so was terrified with terror, so he is terrified, meaning he was made to fear.

والذعر: الدهش من الحياء.

And al-dhu'r: astonishment from shyness.

والذعرة: الفزعة.

And al-dha'rah: the fright.

والذعراء والذعرة: الفندورة، وقيل: الذعرة أم سويد.

And al-dha'raa' and al-dha'rah: the fanadarah, and it was said: al-dha'rah is Umm Suwayd.

وأمر ذعر: مخوف، على النسب.

And an أمر ذعر: a fearsome matter, by analogy.

والذعرة: طويرة تكون في الشجر تهز ذنبها لا تراها أبدا إلا مذعورة.

And al-dha'rah: a small bird in trees that shakes its tail and you never see it except startled.

وناقة ذعور إذا مس ضرعها غارت.

And a camel is ذعور if its udder is touched, it becomes agitated.

والعرب تقول للناقة المجنونة: مذعورة.

And the Arabs say about a mad camel: مذعورة.

ونوق مذعرة: بها جنون.

And مذعرة camels: they have madness.

والذعرة: الاست.

And al-dha'rah: the anus.

وذو الإذعار: لقب ملك من ملوك اليمن لأنه زعموا حمل النسناس إلى بلاد اليمن فذعر الناس منه

And Dhu al-Idhaar: a title of a king of Yemen because, they claimed, he brought the Nasnas to the land of Yemen, so people were terrified of him.

وقيل: ذو الإذعار جد تبع كان سبى سبيا من الترك فذعر الناس منهم.

And it was said: Dhu al-Idhaar was the grandfather of Tubba', who captured captives from the Turks, and people were terrified of them.

ورجل ذاعر وذعرة وذعرة: ذو عيوب؛ قال: نواجحا لم تخش ذعرات الذعر

And a man ذاعر, وذعرة, and ذعرة: has faults; he said: Succeeding without fearing the faults of terror.