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هكر

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of intense wonder or astonishment. It also extends to meanings related to sleepiness, intoxication from sleep, confusion, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

الهكرnoun
  1. 1.
    astonishmentboth

    Wonder or amazement.

  2. 2.
    intense astonishmentclassical

    A stronger degree of wonder or astonishment.

هكرverb
  1. 1.
    to be astonishedboth

    To experience intense wonder or astonishment.

هكراnoun
  1. 1.
    astonishmentboth

    The state or act of being astonished.

  2. 2.
    intense astonishmentclassical

    A stronger degree of wonder or astonishment.

هكرadjective
  1. 1.
    astonishedboth

    One who is experiencing intense wonder or astonishment.

هكرانname
  1. 1.
    Haqranclassical

    Two mountains known in the lands of the Arabs.

مهكرةnoun
  1. 1.
    astonishmentclassical

    A state of wonder or amazement.

الهكرnoun
  1. 1.
    sleepinessboth

    The state of being drowsy or sleepy.

هكرتverb
  1. 1.
    to be sleepyboth

    To become drowsy or sleepy.

هكرverb
  1. 1.
    to be drowsyclassical

    To be overcome with sleepiness, causing limbs and joints to relax.

هكرverb
  1. 1.
    to be confusedclassical

    To be bewildered or perplexed.

هكرname
  1. 1.
    Haqrclassical

    A place name, possibly a monastery, of Roman origin.

Parallel reading

الهكر: العجب، وقيل: الهكر أشد العجب.
Al-hakr: astonishment, and it was said: Al-hakr is intense astonishment.
هكر يهكر هكرا وهكرا، فهو هكر: اشتد عجبه
He experienced intense astonishment, he is astonished: his astonishment intensified.
مثال عشق يعشق عشقا وعشقا؛
Like 'ashiqa' (to love) which becomes 'ashiqa' (love) and 'ishqa' (intense love).
فقد الشباب أبوك إلا ذكره ... فاعجب لذلك، ريب دهر، واهكر
Your father has lost his youth except for his memory... So wonder at that, O vicissitude of time, and be astonished.
أي تعجب أشد العجب.
Meaning, to wonder with intense astonishment.
والهكر: المتعجب.
And Al-hakr: the astonished one.
أقبلت من هكران وكوكب ؛ هما جبلان معروفان ببلاد العرب.
She came from Haqran and Kawkab; they are two mountains known in the lands of the Arabs.
وفيه مهكرة أي عجب.
And in him is 'muhakkirah', meaning astonishment.
والهكر والهكر: الناعس.
And Al-hakr and Al-hakr: the sleepy one.
وقد هكرت أي نعست.
And I became sleepy, meaning I dozed off.
هكر الرجل هكرا: سكر من النوم، وقيل: اشتد نومه، وقيل: هو أن يعتريه نعاس فتسترخي عظامه ومفاصله.
A man became drowsy from sleep, and it was said: his sleep intensified, and it was said: it is when drowsiness overcomes him and his bones and joints relax.
وتهكر: تحير.
And 'tahakkara': to be confused.
لدى جؤذرين أو كبعض دمى هكر
Near two wild cows or like some dolls of Haqr