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الدير

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a Christian monastery or convent. It also encompasses related terms like the owner or head of such an establishment, and specific place names derived from monasteries.

Derived headwords

الدَّيْرnoun
  1. 1.
    monasteryboth

    A Christian religious house, especially one for monks or nuns.

  2. 2.
    conventboth

    A community of nuns living together under religious vows.

أَدْيَارnoun
  1. 1.
    monasteriesboth

    The plural form of 'dayr', referring to multiple monasteries.

دَيَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    owner of a monasteryclassical

    The person who owns or is associated with a monastery.

رَأْسُ الدَّيْرname
  1. 1.
    head of the monasteryboth

    The person who leads or presides over the monks or nuns in a monastery.

دَيْر الزَّعْفَرَانname
  1. 1.
    Dayr al-Za'faranboth

    A place name, likely referring to a monastery named 'Saffron Monastery'.

دَيْر رَكِيname
  1. 1.
    Dayr Rakiboth

    A place name, possibly a monastery named Raki.

دَيْر سِمْعَانname
  1. 1.
    Dayr Simeonboth

    A place name, referring to the monastery of Saint Simeon.

دَيْر العَاقُولname
  1. 1.
    Dayr al-'Aqulboth

    A place name, likely referring to a monastery named 'The Monastery of the Reeds'.

دَيْر عَبْدُونname
  1. 1.
    Dayr 'Abdunboth

    A place name, likely referring to a monastery named after 'Abdun'.

دَيْر العَذَارَىname
  1. 1.
    Dayr al-'Adharaboth

    A place name, likely referring to 'The Monastery of the Virgins'.

دَيْر هِنْدname
  1. 1.
    Dayr Hindboth

    A place name, likely referring to a monastery named after 'Hind'.

دَيْر نَجْرَانname
  1. 1.
    Dayr Najranboth

    A place name, likely referring to a monastery in or near Najran.

دَيْر مَرْجِشname
  1. 1.
    Dayr Marjishboth

    A place name, likely referring to a monastery named 'Marjish'.

دَيْر مَارْت مَرْيَمname
  1. 1.
    Dayr Mart Maryamboth

    A place name, likely referring to the monastery of Saint Mary.

Parallel reading

الدَّيْر: خان النصارى.
The monastery: the inn of the Christians.
ج: أَدْيَار، وصَاحِبُهُ: دَيَّار، ويُقَال لِمَنْ رَأَسَ أَصْحَابَهُ: رَأْسُ الدَّيْر.
Its plural is 'adyar', and its owner is 'dayyar', and he who leads its people is called 'ra's al-dayr'.
وَدَيْر الزَّعْفَرَان: مَوْضِعَان.
And Dayr al-Za'faran: two places.
وَدَيْر رَكِي بالرَّهَا، وَة بِدِمَشْق.
And Dayr Raki is in al-Raha, and a monastery is in Damascus.
وَدَيْر سِمْعَان: ة بِهَا، وَبِهَا دُفِنَ عُمَر بْن عَبْدِ الْعَزِيز، وَهِيَ مَجْهُولَةٌ الآن، وعَ بِأَنْطَاكِيَة، وعَ بِالْمَعَرَّة، يُقَال: فِيهِ قَبْرُ عُمَرَ، وَالأَوَّلُ الصَّحِيحُ، وعَ بِحَلَب.
And Dayr Simeon: a monastery in it, and in it Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was buried, and it is unknown now, and a monastery in Antioch, and a monastery in Ma'arrat al-Nu'man, it is said: in it is the grave of Umar, and the first is correct, and a monastery in Aleppo.
وَدَيْر العَاقُول: ثَلَاثَةٌ.
And Dayr al-'Aqul: three (places/monasteries).
وَدَيْر عَبْدُون: مَوْضِعَان.
And Dayr 'Abdun: two places.
وَدَيْر العَذَارَى: ثَلَاثَةٌ.
And Dayr al-'Adhara: three (places/monasteries).
وَدَيْر هِنْد: ms0503 ثَلَاثَةٌ.
And Dayr Hind: three (places/monasteries).
وَدَيْر نَجْرَان: ثَلَاثَةٌ.
And Dayr Najran: three (places/monasteries).
وَدَيْر مَرْجِش: اثْنَان.
And Dayr Marjish: two (places/monasteries).
وَدَيْر مَارْت مَرْيَم: ثَلَاثَةٌ.
And Dayr Mart Maryam: three (places/monasteries).