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الءجر

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns compensation, wages, and reward for work or services. It extends to concepts of rent, hiring, and even the idea of a dowry or a good reputation as a form of reward. It also encompasses related terms for building materials and specific locations.

Derived headwords

الأَجْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Reward for workboth

    The recompense or compensation given for labor or a service performed.

  2. 2.
    Rentboth

    The payment made for the use of property or a service, akin to hire.

  3. 3.
    Good reputationclassical

    A positive and honorable mention or standing.

  4. 4.
    Dowryclassical

    The sum of money or property given by a woman to her husband at the time of marriage.

الإِجَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hiringboth

    The act or process of renting something or employing someone for a period.

  2. 2.
    Leaseboth

    A contract granting the use of property or a service for a specified period.

أَجْرverb
  1. 1.
    To rewardboth

    He recompensed or gave a reward for a service.

  2. 2.
    To hire outboth

    He rented out (a slave or property) for payment.

آجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To rewardboth

    He recompensed or gave a reward for a service.

  2. 2.
    To hire outboth

    He rented out (a slave or property) for payment.

أَجَرْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    To hireboth

    He hired him (a slave or worker) for a wage.

أَجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To healclassical

    The bone healed from a fracture or break.

أَجَرْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    To hireboth

    He hired him (a slave or worker) for a wage.

أَجَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To rent outboth

    He rented out (property or a slave) for a fee.

  2. 2.
    To hireboth

    He hired (a slave or worker) for a wage.

إِيجَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Rentboth

    The payment made for the use of property or a service.

  2. 2.
    Leaseboth

    A contract for renting property or services.

مُؤَاجَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Rentingboth

    The act of renting out property or services.

  2. 2.
    Leasingboth

    The act of granting a lease.

الأُجْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Rentboth

    The payment made for the use of property or a service.

  2. 2.
    Wageboth

    Payment for labor or services.

ائْتَجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To give charityclassical

    He gave in charity, seeking reward.

  2. 2.
    To seek rewardclassical

    He sought recompense or payment for his actions.

أَجْرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Rewardboth

    Recompense for a deed.

  2. 2.
    Wageboth

    Payment for labor.

أَجِرْverb
  1. 1.
    To dieclassical

    He died, and his children became his reward (in the afterlife).

آجَرْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    To hireboth

    He hired him (a slave or worker) for a wage.

اسْتَأْجَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To hireboth

    He hired him (a worker or slave) for a wage.

أَجِيرِيnoun
  1. 1.
    My employeeboth

    He became my employee or hired laborer.

الإِجَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Roofclassical

    The upper covering of a building; a ceiling.

الإِجِيرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Habitclassical

    A customary practice or routine.

الآجُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Brickclassical

    A baked clay block used for building; a type of tile.

اليَأْجُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Brickclassical

    A baked clay block used for building; a type of tile.

الآجُرّnoun
  1. 1.
    Brickclassical

    A baked clay block used for building; a type of tile.

آجِرname
  1. 1.
    Umm Isma'ilclassical

    The mother of the prophet Isma'il.

آجَرَهُ الرُّمْحverb
  1. 1.
    To pierceclassical

    The spear pierced him, causing a wound.

دَرْبُ آجُرّother
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A location in Baghdad.

Parallel reading

الأَجْرُ: الجزاء على العمل، كالإجارة
The wage: the recompense for work, like rent.
ج: أجور وآجار
Plural: 'ujūr' and 'ājār'.
والذكر الحسن
And a good reputation.
والمهر
And the dowry.
أجره يأجره ويأجره: جزاه، كآجره
He recompensed him, he recompenses him and he recompenses him: he rewarded him, like he rewarded him.
والعظم أجرا وإجارا وأجورا: برأ على عثم
And the bone healed: it became sound after a break.
وأجرته، و المملوك أجرا: أكراه، كآجره إيجارا ومؤاجرة
And he hired him, and the slave for a wage: he rented him out, like he hired him out for rent and leasing.
والأجرة: الكراء
And the rent: the hire.
وائتجر: تصدق، وطلب الأجر
And he gave in charity: he gave in charity, and sought reward.
وأجر في أولاده، كعني، أي: ماتوا، فصاروا أجره
And he suffered loss in his children, as in 'anī': meaning, they died, so they became his reward (in the afterlife).
ويده: جبرت
And his hand: it was set (healed).
وآجرت المرأة: أباحت نفسها بأجر
And the woman offered herself: she made herself permissible for a wage.
واستأجرته وأجرته فأجرني: صار أجيري
And I hired him and he hired me out, so he became my employee.
والإجار: السطح، كالإنجار، ج: أجاجير وأجاجرة وأناجير
And the roof: the ceiling, like 'injār', plural: 'ajājīr', 'ajājirah', and 'anājīr'.
والإجيرى: العادة
And the habit: the custom.
والآجور واليأجور والأجور والآجر والآجر والآجر والآجرون والآجرون: الآجر: معربات
And al-ājūr, al-ya'jūr, al-ujūr, al-ājir, al-ājir, al-ājir, al-ājirūn, and al-ājirūn: al-ājir: are loanwords.
وآجر: أم إسماعيل، عليه السلام
And Ājar: the mother of Isma'il, peace be upon him.
وآجره الرمح: أوجره
And the spear pierced him: it made him wounded.
ودرب آجر: موضعان ببغداد
And Darb Ājar: two places in Baghdad.