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عذفر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something that is strong, robust, and large, often applied to animals like camels and lions, signifying their power and resilience. It can also refer to specific entities like a man's name or a star.

Derived headwords

عَذَافِرadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, large, robustboth

    Describing something, particularly a male animal, as being strong, large, and robust.

عَذُوفَرadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, large, robustboth

    Describing something, particularly a male animal, as being strong, large, and robust.

عَذَافِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    strong, large she-camelboth

    A female camel that is strong, large, reliable, and sturdy.

  2. 2.
    strong, large lionclassical

    A lion, described by its strength and power, often used as a prevailing characteristic.

عَذَافِرَةname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a male individual.

عَذَافِرname
  1. 1.
    name of a starclassical

    The name of a star, specifically referred to as 'the tail' star.

دَوْسَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    large, strong she-camelclassical

    A large and strong female camel, similar in meaning to 'عذافرة'.

عَذْمَهَرadjective
  1. 1.
    spacious, wideclassical

    Describing a place as being spacious and wide.

Parallel reading

جمل عذافر وعذوفر: صلب عظيم شديد، والأنثى بالهاء.
A camel, male 'ʿadhāfir' and 'ʿudhūfar': strong, large, and intense, and the female is with the 'hā'.
العذافرة الناقة الشديدة الأمينة الوثيقة الظهيرة وهي الأمون.
The 'ʿadhāfirah' is the strong, trustworthy, sturdy, and reliable she-camel.
والعذافر: الأسد لشدته، صفة غالبة.
And 'al-ʿadhāfir': the lion, due to its intensity, a prevailing characteristic.
وعذافر: اسم رجل.
And 'ʿadhāfir': a man's name.
وعذافر: اسم كوكب الذنب.
And 'ʿadhāfir': the name of the tail star.
العذافرة الناقة العظيمة، وكذلك الدوسرة؛
The 'ʿadhāfirah' is the great she-camel, and likewise the 'dawsarah'.
عذافرة تقمص بالردافى، ... تخونها نزولي وارتحالي
A strong she-camel carrying the rider's baggage... my descent and my journey test her.
ولن يبلغها إلا عذافرة؛ هي الناقة الصلبة القوية.
And none will reach it except a strong she-camel; she is the solid, powerful she-camel.
بلد عذمهر: رحب واسع.
A country 'ʿadhmahar': spacious and wide.