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عدر

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to abundant rain and its effects on the land. It also extends to concepts of boldness, courage, and in a less common usage, falsehood. Some derived terms refer to specific professions or names.

Derived headwords

العَدْرُnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant rainboth

    Refers to a large quantity of rain.

  2. 2.
    Great courageclassical

    Denotes boldness and daring.

العَدَرُnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant rainboth

    Refers to a large quantity of rain.

مَعْدُورَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Rain-soakedboth

    Describes land that has been heavily rained upon.

اِعْتَدَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To rain abundantlyclassical

    Used to describe the act of rain falling in great quantities.

  2. 2.
    To become abundant in waterclassical

    Describes a place becoming rich with water.

مُعْتَدِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundant (rain)classical

    Describes rain that is plentiful.

العَادِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Liarclassical

    A person who tells falsehoods.

  2. 2.
    Stumblerclassical

    One who stumbles or errs, also used for a liar.

عَدَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To become abundant in waterclassical

    Describes a place becoming rich with water.

العُدْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Boldnessclassical

    Refers to daring and courage.

عَدَّارname
  1. 1.
    Nameboth

    A proper name.

العَدَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    Rowerclassical

    A person who rows a boat; a sailor.

القِيلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large quantityclassical

    Refers to a large amount, possibly of rain or water.

الأَدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Large quantityclassical

    Refers to a large amount, possibly of rain or water.

أَدَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To be abundantclassical

    Describes something being in large quantity.

Parallel reading

العدر والعدر: المطر الكثير.
Al-'adr and al-'adr: abundant rain.
وأرض معدورة: ممطورة.
And an 'ard ma'dura: rained upon land.
واعتدر المطر، فهو معتدر.
And the rain was abundant, so it is mu'tadir.
مهدودرا معتدرا جفالا
Abundantly raining, plentifully, in large quantities.
والعادر: الكذاب، قال: وهو العاثر أيضا.
And al-'adir: the liar, it is said: he is also al-'a'ith.
وعدر المكان عدرا واعتدر: كثر ماؤه.
And the place 'adara 'adran and 'a'tudara: its water became abundant.
والعدرة: الجرأة والإقدام.
And al-'udra: boldness and daring.
والعدار: الملاح.
And al-'addar: the sailor.
والعدر: القيلة الكبيرة؛
And al-'adr: the large quantity.
أراد بالقيلة الأدر، وكأن الهمزة قلبت عينا فقيل: عدر عدرا
He meant by al-qila: al-adr, and it is as if the hamza was turned into an 'ayn, so it was said: 'adara 'adran.
والأصل أدر أدرا.
And the origin is 'adara 'adran.