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دخر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of being small, insignificant, and lowly, often implying a state of humiliation or disgrace. It can also extend to the idea of storing or reserving something for later use.

Derived headwords

دَخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be small and lowlyboth

    To be diminished in status, importance, or physical size, leading to a state of humility or insignificance.

  2. 2.
    to be humiliatedboth

    To experience disgrace or be brought low in dignity, often as a result of being insignificant.

دُخُورٌnoun
  1. 1.
    smallness and lowlinessboth

    The state or quality of being small, insignificant, or lowly.

  2. 2.
    humiliationboth

    The state of being disgraced or brought low in dignity.

دُخْرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    smallnessclassical

    A state of being small or insignificant.

  2. 2.
    lowlinessclassical

    A state of being humble or in a low position.

أَدْخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to store upmodern

    To save or reserve something for future use or need.

  2. 2.
    to keep backmodern

    To retain something, not giving it away or using it immediately.

Parallel reading

دخر، كمنع وفرح، دخورا ودخرا: صغر وذل، وأدخره.
Dakhar, like mana'a and fariha, (means) dukhurun and dukhrun: to be small and lowly, and to store up.