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مصطر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of something sour or tart, particularly in the context of fermented beverages like wine or milk. It can also refer to something fresh, new, or recently changed, especially in taste or quality.

Derived headwords

المصْطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    sour wineclassical

    Refers to wine that has become sour or tart.

  2. 2.
    sour milkclassical

    Used metaphorically to describe milk that is sour or tart, similar to sour wine.

  3. 3.
    fresh/newclassical

    Describes something that is recent, fresh, or newly made, particularly in taste or quality.

المصْطَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sour wineclassical

    An alternative form for sour wine, indicating tartness or acidity.

مصطارةnoun
  1. 1.
    sour wineclassical

    A term for sour wine, emphasizing its tart quality.

مصطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    sour wineclassical

    A term for sour wine.

  2. 2.
    fresh milkclassical

    Used to describe fresh, sweet milk, especially when served during times of drought.

مصطَارadjective
  1. 1.
    sourclassical

    Describing something, like wine, as being sour or tart.

  2. 2.
    freshclassical

    Describing something as fresh or new.

مصطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    newly changedclassical

    Referring to something that has recently changed its taste or quality, particularly wine.

Parallel reading

المصطَار والمصطارة: الحامض من الخمر
Al-mustar and al-mustarah: the sour one of wine.
مصطارة ذهبت في الرأس نشوتها
A mustarah whose intoxication went to the head.
كأن شاربها مما به لمم
As if its drinker is afflicted with madness.
سبحان ما يسبح الرعد بحمده
Glory be to Him whom the thunder glorifies with His praise.
إنكم وما تعبدون من دون الله حصب جهنم أنتم لها واردون
Indeed, you and what you worship other than Allah are fuel for Hell. You will enter it.
فالمسيح معبود فهل هو في جهنم؟
But the Messiah is worshipped, so is he in Hell?
إن الذين سبقت لهم منا الحسنى أولئك عنها مبعدون
Indeed, those for whom preceded the best [word] from Us will be kept far from it.
فأوقعوا ما على من يعقل
And they applied what is for the rational being.
نقري الضيوف، إذا ما أزمة أزمت، ... مصطار ماشية لم يعد أن عصرا
We host the guests, when hardship strikes, ... fresh milk from livestock that has not been milked for long.
جعل اللبن بمنزلة الخمر فسماه مصطارا
He likened milk to wine and called it mustar.
إذا أجدب الناس سقيناهم اللبن الصريف وهو أحلى اللبن وأطيبه كما نسقي المصطار
When people are in drought, we give them fresh milk, which is the sweetest and most delicious milk, just as we give the mustar (fresh milk).
لأن الحامض غير مختار ولا ممدوح
Because the sour [thing] is not chosen nor praised.
وقد اختير المصطار كما ترى من قول عدي بن الرقاع وغيره
And the mustar (fresh milk) is chosen, as you see from the saying of Adi bin Ruqa' and others.
فوق الزجاج، عتيق غير مصطار
Above the glass, aged and not sour.
قالوا: المصطار الحديثة المتغيرة الطعم
They said: Al-mustar is the recent one with a changed taste.
وإنما يتكلم بها أهل الشام
And only the people of Sham speak it.