زخر

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

The root زخر (zakhara) primarily denotes abundance, overflowing, and swelling, often applied to water bodies like the sea or wadis. It can also describe things that are full, tall, or abundant, such as plants, or even abstract concepts like pride or a strong spirit.

Derived headwords

زَخَرَverb

1.
to swell, overflowboth
The sea swells and overflows, becoming full.
2.
to surge, be abundantboth
A wadi becomes very full and its water rises high.
3.
to surge, be agitatedboth
People surge or become agitated for a call to arms or war.
4.
to boil, bubbleboth
A pot boils or bubbles.
5.
to grow tallboth
Plants grow tall.

زخر البحر يزخر زخرا وتزخر: طما وتملأ — The sea swells and overflows, becoming full.

وزخر الوادي زخرا: مد جدا وارتفع — And the wadi surged with abundance, becoming very full and rising high.

وزخر القوم: جاشوا لنفير أو حرب — And the people surged for a call to arms or war.

وزخرت القدر تزخر زخرا: جاشت — And the pot boiled, bubbling.

وزخر النبات: طال — And the plants grew tall.

زَخْرnoun

1.
abundance, swellingboth
The state of being full, overflowing, or abundant, especially of water.
2.
surge, agitationboth
A surge or agitation, as of people preparing for war.

زخر البحر يزخر زخرا وزخورا وتزخر: طما وتملأ — The sea swells and overflows, becoming full.

وزخر الوادي زخرا: مد جدا وارتفع — And the wadi surged with abundance, becoming very full and rising high.

وزخرت القدر تزخر زخرا: جاشت — And the pot boiled, bubbling.

زُخُورnoun

1.
abundance, fullnessclassical
A state of being abundant and full, often referring to plants.

تَزَخَّرَverb

1.
to swell, overflowboth
The sea swells and overflows, becoming full.
2.
to speak with arroganceclassical
To speak with arrogance, pride, and threats.

زخر البحر يزخر زخرا وزخورا وتزخر: طما وتملأ — The sea swells and overflows, becoming full.

وكلام زخوري: فيه تكبر وتوعد، وقد تزخور — And arrogant speech: it contains arrogance and threats, and one may speak arrogantly.

زَاخِرadjective

1.
swelling, abundantboth
Describing something that is swelling, overflowing, or abundant, like the sea or a wadi.
2.
abundant, plentifulboth
Describing something that is abundant and plentiful, such as a person's spirit or resources.
3.
tall, grownclassical
Describing plants that have grown tall and lush.

وزخر البحر أي مد وكثر ماؤه وارتفعت أمواجه — And the sea surged, meaning its water increased and its waves rose.

وعرق زاخر: وافر — And abundant spirit: plentiful.

ونبت زخور وزخوري وزخاري: تام ريان — And abundant plants: complete and lush.

زَخَّارadjective

1.
abundant, overflowingclassical
Extremely abundant or overflowing, often used for water or plants.

زَخْوَارِيّadjective

1.
abundant, lushclassical
Describing plants that are abundant, lush, and fully grown.
2.
arrogant, boastfulclassical
Describing speech or a person characterized by arrogance and threats.

ونبت زخور وزخوري وزخاري: تام ريان — And abundant plants: complete and lush.

وكلام زخوري: فيه تكبر وتوعد — And arrogant speech: it contains arrogance and threats.

زُخَارِيّadjective

1.
abundant, lushclassical
Describing plants that are abundant, lush, and fully grown.

وزخر النبات: طال، وإذا التف النبات وخرج زهره قيل: قد أخذ زخاريه — And the plants grew tall, and when the plants became dense and produced their flowers, it was said: they have reached their abundance.

زُخَارِيَةnoun

1.
abundance, fullnessclassical
The peak of abundance and beauty, especially for plants.
2.
flowers, blossomsclassical
The flowers or blossoms of plants.

وأخذ النبات زخاريه أي حقه من النضارة والحسن — And the plants took their abundance, meaning their due of freshness and beauty.

وزخاري النبات: زهره — And the abundance of plants: its flowers.

زَخَارِيَةnoun

1.
abundance, fullnessclassical
The peak of abundance and beauty, especially for plants.
2.
flowers, blossomsclassical
The flowers or blossoms of plants.

وزخاري النبات: زهره — And the abundance of plants: its flowers.

زَخَرُورadjective

1.
abundant, lushclassical
Describing plants that are abundant, lush, and fully grown.

زَخُورِيّadjective

1.
abundant, lushclassical
Describing plants that are abundant, lush, and fully grown.
2.
arrogant, boastfulclassical
Describing speech or a person characterized by arrogance and threats.

وكلام زخوري: فيه تكبر وتوعد — And arrogant speech: it contains arrogance and threats.

زَخَارِيّadjective

1.
abundant, lushclassical
Describing plants that are abundant, lush, and fully grown.

ونبت زخور وزخوري وزخاري: تام ريان — And abundant plants: complete and lush.

زَخَارِيّnoun

1.
flowers, blossomsclassical
The flowers or blossoms of plants.

وزخاري النبات: زهره — And the abundance of plants: its flowers.

زَخَارِيَةnoun

1.
abundance, fullnessclassical
The peak of abundance and beauty, especially for plants.
2.
flowers, blossomsclassical
The flowers or blossoms of plants.

وأخذ النبات زخاريه أي حقه من النضارة والحسن — And the plants took their abundance, meaning their due of freshness and beauty.

زَخَارِيَّهnoun

1.
abundance, fullnessclassical
The peak of abundance and beauty, especially for plants.
2.
flowers, blossomsclassical
The flowers or blossoms of plants.

وأخذ النبات زخاريه أي حقه من النضارة والحسن — And the plants took their abundance, meaning their due of freshness and beauty.

زَخُورِيّnoun

1.
arrogance, threatsclassical
Arrogance and threats in speech.

وكلام زخوري: فيه تكبر وتوعد — And arrogant speech: it contains arrogance and threats.

زَخَارِيّadjective

1.
abundant, lushclassical
Describing plants that are abundant, lush, and fully grown.

ويرتعيان ليلهما قرارا، ... سقته كل مدجنة هموع زخاري النبات، كأن فيه ... جياد العبقرية والقطوع — And they graze their night in peace, ... watered by every rain cloud, lush plants, as if containing ... fine Arab horses and swift ones.

زَخَارِيّnoun

1.
flowers, blossomsclassical
The flowers or blossoms of plants.

ويقال: مكان زخاري النبات، وزخاري النبات: زهره — And it is said: a place of abundant plants, and the abundance of plants: its flowers.

زَخَارِيَةadjective

1.
abundant, lushclassical
Describing plants that are abundant, lush, and fully grown.

ويقال: مكان زخاري النبات — And it is said: a place of abundant plants.

زَخَارِيّnoun

1.
high ground, nobilityclassical
High ground or nobility.

أبو عمرو: الزاخر الشرف العالي — Abu Amr: Al-Zakhir is high honor.

زَخَرَهُverb

1.
to surpass, outdoclassical
To surpass or outdo someone in a contest or boast.

زاخرته فزخرته — I vied with him, and I surpassed him.

زَاخَرَهُverb

1.
to vie with, competeclassical
To vie with someone, to compete with them.

زاخرته فزخرته — I vied with him, and I surpassed him.

زَخَرْتُهُverb

1.
to surpass, outdoclassical
To surpass or outdo someone in a contest or boast.

زاخرته فزخرته — I vied with him, and I surpassed him.

فَاخَرَهُverb

1.
to boast against, rivalclassical
To boast against someone or rival them.

وفاخرته ففخرته — And I boasted against him, and I out-boasted him.

فَخَرَهُverb

1.
to surpass in boastingclassical
To surpass someone in boasting.

وفاخرته ففخرته — And I boasted against him, and I out-boasted him.

زَخْرnoun

1.
pride, arroganceclassical
Pride or arrogance.

وقال الأصمعي: فخر بما عنده وزخر واحد — And Al-Asma'i said: he boasted about what he had, and 'zakhara' is one [meaning pride].

Parallel reading

زخر البحر يزخر زخرا وزخورا وتزخر: طما وتملأ.

The sea swells and overflows, becoming full.

وزخر الوادي زخرا: مد جدا وارتفع، فهو زاخر.

And the wadi surged with abundance, becoming very full and rising high, so it is abundant.

فزخر البحر أي مد وكثر ماؤه وارتفعت أمواجه.

And the sea surged, meaning its water increased and its waves rose.

وزخر القوم: جاشوا لنفير أو حرب؛ وكذلك زخرت الحرب نفسها؛

And the people surged: they became agitated for a call to arms or war; and likewise the war itself surged;

إذا زخرت حرب ليوم عظيمة، ... رأيت بحورا من نحورهم تطمو

If war surges for a great day, ... I saw seas of their chests overflowing

وزخرت القدر تزخر زخرا: جاشت؛

And the pot boiled, bubbling.

فقدوره بفنائه، ... للضيف، مترعة زواخر

His pots are in his courtyard, ... for the guest, overflowing with abundance.

وعرق زاخر: وافر؛

And abundant spirit: plentiful.

صناع بإشفاها، حصان بشكرها، ... جواد بقوت البطن، والعرق زاخر

Skilled with their lips, chaste in their gratitude, ... generous with the sustenance of the belly, and the spirit is abundant.

قال الجوهري: معناه يقال إنها تجود بقوتها في حال الجوع وهيجان الدم والطبائع، ويقال: نسبها مرتفع لأن عرق الكريم يزخر بالكرم.

Al-Jauhari said: its meaning is that it is said they are generous with their sustenance in a state of hunger and agitation of blood and temperaments, and it is said: their lineage is high because the spirit of the noble surges with generosity.

وقال أبو عبيدة: عرق فلان زاخر إذا كان كريما ينمي.

And Abu Ubaidah said: so-and-so's spirit is abundant if he is a noble who prospers.

وزخر النبات: طال، وإذا التف النبات وخرج زهره قيل: قد أخذ زخاريه.

And the plants grew tall, and when the plants became dense and produced their flowers, it was said: they have reached their abundance.

وزخرت رجله زخرا: مدت؛ عن كراع.

And his leg stretched out with abundance; according to Kra'a.

وكلام زخوري: فيه تكبر وتوعد، وقد تزخور.

And arrogant speech: it contains arrogance and threats, and one may speak arrogantly.

ونبت زخور وزخوري وزخاري: تام ريان.

And abundant plants: complete and lush.

إذا التف العشب وأخرج زهره قيل: جن جنونا وقد أخذ زخاريه؛

When the grass becomes dense and produces its flowers, it is said: it has gone mad and reached its abundance;

ويرتعيان ليلهما قرارا، ... سقته كل مدجنة هموع زخاري النبات، كأن فيه ... جياد العبقرية والقطوع

And they graze their night in peace, ... watered by every rain cloud, lush plants, as if containing ... fine Arab horses and swift ones.

ويقال: مكان زخاري النبات، وزخاري النبات: زهره.

And it is said: a place of abundant plants, and the abundance of plants: its flowers.

وأخذ النبات زخاريه أي حقه من النضارة والحسن.

And the plants took their abundance, meaning their due of freshness and beauty.

وأرض زاخرة. أخذت زخاريها.

And an abundant land. It took its abundance.

أبو عمرو: الزاخر الشرف العالي.

Abu Amr: Al-Zakhir is high honor.

ويقال للوادي إذا جاش مده وطما سيله: زخر يزخر زخرا، وقيل: إذا كثر ماؤه وارتفعت أمواجه،

And it is said of a wadi when its flow surges and its flood rises: it surges, it surges with abundance, and it is said: when its water increases and its waves rise,

وإذا جاش القوم للنفير، قيل: زخروا.

And when the people surged for the call to arms, it was said: they surged.

سمعت مبتكرا يقول: زاخرته فزخرته وفاخرته ففخرته،

I heard Mibtakkir say: I vied with him, and I surpassed him, and I boasted against him, and I out-boasted him,

وقال الأصمعي: فخر بما عنده وزخر واحد.

And Al-Asma'i said: he boasted about what he had, and 'zakhara' is one [meaning pride].