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ذرا

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to elevation, height, and reaching upwards. It extends to concepts of prominence, high status, and the peak or summit of things. It also encompasses geographical locations and personal names associated with these meanings.

Derived headwords

ذَرَاverb
  1. 1.
    to rise, to ascendboth

    To move upwards, to elevate oneself, or to reach a higher position.

  2. 2.
    to aim for, to intendclassical

    To direct oneself towards something, to aspire to or aim for a goal.

ذَرْوnoun
  1. 1.
    peak, summitboth

    The highest point or top of something, such as a mountain or a structure.

  2. 2.
    height, eminenceboth

    A position of high status, prominence, or superiority.

  3. 3.
    part of a speechclassical

    The elevated or prominent parts of a speech or narrative.

ذِرْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    peak, summitboth

    The highest point or apex of something.

  2. 2.
    high ground, elevated placeboth

    A place that is elevated or situated on high ground.

  3. 3.
    land nameclassical

    A specific name for a piece of land in the desert.

  4. 4.
    name of a personclassical

    A proper name for a male individual.

ذَرْوَة الصَّمَّانname
  1. 1.
    high ground of Al-Sammanclassical

    The elevated or highest part of the Al-Samman region.

ذَرْوِيَّاتnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a location with elevated features or a well.

ذُو ذَرْوَةother
  1. 1.
    possessor of wealthclassical

    Someone who possesses great wealth or riches.

ثَرْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wealth, richesboth

    Abundance of valuable possessions or money; prosperity.

  2. 2.
    abundance, plentyboth

    A large quantity of something; plentifulness.

ذَرْوَانname
  1. 1.
    name of a wellclassical

    A specific name for a well located in Medina.

ذَرْوَة بْن حِجْفَةname
  1. 1.
    Dhurwah bin Hijfahclassical

    A name of a poet.

عَوْف بْن ذَرْوَةname
  1. 1.
    Auf bin Dhurwahclassical

    A name of a poet.

ذَرَى حَبَّاname
  1. 1.
    Dhara Hubaclassical

    A male given name.

الأَذْرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    from Azerbaijanclassical

    Relating to or originating from the region of Azerbaijan.

Parallel reading

الذرو من الحديث ما ارتفع إليك وترامى من حواشيه وأطرافه
The peak (dhuru) of a narration is what rises to you and reaches from its edges and extremities.
من قولهم ذرا لي فلان أي ارتفع وقصد
From their saying 'Dhara li fulan' meaning 'so-and-so rose and intended'.
أتاني عن سهيل ذرو قول ... فأيقظني، وما بي من رقاد
From Suhail came to me the peak of speech... and it woke me, though I had no sleep.
وذروة: موضع.
And Dhurwah: a place.
وذريات: موضع
And Dhurayyat: a place.
سقى الله ما بين الرجام وغمرة، ... وبئر ذريات بهن جنين
May God water what is between Al-Rijam and Ghamrah, ... and the well of Dhurayyat where there are fetuses.
نجاء الثريا، كلما ناء كوكب، ... أهل يسح الماء فيه دجون
The passage of the Pleiades, whenever a star moved away, ... people drawing water in it during darkness.
أول الثلاثة يدخلون النار منهم ذو ذروة لا يعطي حق الله من ماله أي ذو ثروة وهي الجدة والمال
The first of the three who will enter the Fire is the one with eminence (dhu dhurwah), who does not give God's due from his wealth, meaning the one with wealth (dhu tharwah), which is abundance and money.
وهو من باب الاعتقاب لاشتراكهما في المخرج.
And it is from the category of 'i'tiqab' (interchangeability) due to their sharing the same articulation point.
وذروة: اسم أرض بالبادية.
And Dhurwah: the name of a land in the desert.
وذروة الصمان: عاليتها.
And the summit of Al-Samman: its high ground.
وذروة: اسم رجل.
And Dhurwah: the name of a man.
وبئر ذروان، بفتح الذال وسكون الراء: بئر لبني زريق بالمدينة.
And Bi'r Dhurwan, with a fatha on the dhal and sukun on the ra: a well belonging to Banu Zurayq in Medina.
بئر ذروان ؛ قال ابن الأثير: وهو بتقديم الراء على الواو موضع بين قديد والجحفة.
Bi'r Dhurwan; Ibn al-Athir said: it is with the ra preceding the waw, a place between Qudayd and Al-Juhfah.
وذروة بن حجفة: من شعرائهم.
And Dhurwah bin Hijfah: among their poets.
وعوف بن ذروة، بكسر الذال: من شعرائهم.
And Auf bin Dhurwah, with a kasra on the dhal: among their poets.
وذرى حبا: اسم رجل ؛ قال ابن سيده: يكون من الواو ويكون من الياء.
And Dhara Huba: the name of a man; Ibn Sidah said: it can be from waw and it can be from ya.
وليتألمن النوم على الصوف الأذري كما يألم أحدكم النوم على حسك السعدان
And I would feel pain sleeping on the Azari wool as one of you feels pain sleeping on the thorns of the Sa'dan plant.
قال المبرد: الأذري منسوب إلى أذربيجان، وكذلك تقول العرب
Al-Mubarrid said: Al-Azari is attributed to Azerbaijan, and thus the Arabs say.
تذكرتها وهنا، وقد حال دونها قرى ... أذربيجان المسالح والجال
I remembered it here, and villages stood between it and me... Azerbaijan, the outposts and the valleys.
قال: هذه مواضع كلها.
He said: These are all places.