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عنصر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of origin, source, or fundamental essence. It extends to notions of lineage, lineage, and sometimes implies a significant event or a pressing need.

Derived headwords

العنصرnoun
  1. 1.
    originboth

    The fundamental source or basis of something.

  2. 2.
    lineageboth

    The origin or ancestry of a person or family, often referring to nobility or lack thereof.

  3. 3.
    essenceclassical

    The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.

  4. 4.
    calamityclassical

    A sudden and overwhelming misfortune or disaster.

  5. 5.
    needclassical

    A thing that is necessary for survival or for the achievement of a purpose.

العنصلnoun
  1. 1.
    originclassical

    The fundamental source or basis of something, similar to العنصر.

العنقرnoun
  1. 1.
    originclassical

    The fundamental source or basis of something, similar to العنصر.

العنصرnoun
  1. 1.
    originboth

    The fundamental source or basis of something, particularly referring to lineage or ancestry.

Parallel reading

تمهجروا وأيما تمهجر، ... وهم بنو العبد اللئيم العنصر
They migrated and what a migration it was, ... and they are the sons of the ignoble-natured slave.
هو لئيم العنصر والعنصر أي الأصل
He is of ignoble lineage and origin, meaning the source.
العنصر أصل الحسب
The origin is the root of nobility.
هو العنصر، بضم الصاد، الأصل
It is the origin, with a damma on the sad, the source.
العنصر: الداهية
The origin: the calamity.
العنصر: الهمة والحاجة
The origin: the determination and the need.
ألا راح بالرهن الخليط فهجروا، ... ولم يقض من بين العشيات عنصر
Is there anyone who left with the pledge, so they abandoned, ... and no need was fulfilled between the evenings.
أراد العصر والملجأ
He intended the time and the refuge.
هذا النيل والفرات عنصرهما
These the Nile and the Euphrates are their origin.
يرجع كل ماء إلى عنصره
Every water returns to its origin.