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الءشقر

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root 'ashqar' primarily relates to a reddish-yellow or tawny color, often applied to animals, people, and even blood. It also extends to various specific nouns including flowers, fish, places, and abstract concepts like needs or important matters.

Derived headwords

أَشْقَرadjective
  1. 1.
    reddish-yellow, tawnyboth

    Describing animals with a reddish-yellow hue, particularly in their mane and tail, or people whose fair skin has a reddish tint.

  2. 2.
    blood that has clottedclassical

    Referring to blood that has coagulated or turned into a clot (عَلَق).

شَقُرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be reddish-yellowboth

    The verb form indicating the state of being reddish-yellow or tawny.

شَقَرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    reddish-yellow colorboth

    The color itself, characterized by a reddish-yellow or tawny hue.

شُقْرَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    reddish-yellow colorboth

    A specific shade of reddish-yellow or tawny color.

  2. 2.
    cinnabarclassical

    A mineral pigment, also known as cinnabar, which is a bright red or scarlet.

اشْقَرَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become reddish-yellowboth

    The verb indicating the process of turning reddish-yellow or tawny.

شَقَائِقُ النُّعْمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    anemonesboth

    A type of flower, specifically the red anemone (Anemone coronaria), known for its vibrant color.

شَقِيقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    anemoneboth

    The singular form of anemones, referring to a single red flower.

شُقْرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    anemonesclassical

    Another plural form for anemones, similar to شقائق النعمان.

شَقَارَىnoun
  1. 1.
    anemonesclassical

    A plural form for anemones, often used interchangeably with other plural forms.

  2. 2.
    lies, falsehoodsclassical

    In a different context, this term can refer to lies or falsehoods.

شَقْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cinnabarclassical

    A red pigment, also known as cinnabar.

  2. 2.
    a tribe nameclassical

    Refers to Abu Qubaylah, a lineage within the tribe of Dabbah.

شَقُورnoun
  1. 1.
    needs, important mattersclassical

    Refers to pressing needs or significant matters that weigh heavily on the heart. It is the plural of شَقْر.

  2. 2.
    roosterclassical

    The male chicken, a rooster.

  3. 3.
    lies, falsehoodsclassical

    Can also refer to lies or falsehoods.

شَقْبَرُونname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, likely a place or person's name.

شَقْرَانname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, referring to a freed slave of the Prophet Muhammad named Salih, or a man from the Quda'ah tribe.

شَقْرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    good datesclassical

    Refers to a type of excellent dates.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    A place name located in the lands of Khuzā'ah.

شَقْرnoun
  1. 1.
    islandclassical

    A geographical term for an island.

  2. 2.
    water sourceclassical

    Refers to a water source or well.

  3. 3.
    a place nameclassical

    A specific place name.

شَقَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    son of Nabtclassical

    A genealogical reference, 'son of Nabt'.

  2. 2.
    son of Rabi'ahclassical

    A genealogical reference, 'son of Rabi'ah'.

  3. 3.
    son of Nakirahclassical

    A genealogical reference, 'son of Nakirah'.

  4. 4.
    harbor in Yemenclassical

    A harbor located in Yemen, between Ahwar and Abyan.

مَشَاقِرnoun
  1. 1.
    sand dunesclassical

    Refers to sand dunes that slope downwards into the earth, or the most solid parts of sand dunes.

  2. 2.
    places where 'urfuj growsclassical

    Locations where the 'urfuj plant grows.

شَقِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    landclassical

    A term referring to land.

شَقَارَىnoun
  1. 1.
    lies, falsehoodsclassical

    This term can refer to lies or falsehoods.

الأَشَاقِرnoun
  1. 1.
    a tribe in Yemenclassical

    Refers to a tribe or group of people residing in Yemen.

  2. 2.
    mountains between the two holy mosquesclassical

    Refers to a range of mountains located between Mecca and Medina.

Parallel reading

الأشقر من الدواب: الأحمر في مغرة حمرة، يحمر منها العرف والذنب
The tawny (ashqar) among animals: the red in a reddish ochre, from which the mane and tail are reddish.
و من الناس: من يعلو بياضه حمرة
And among people: one whose fairness is tinged with redness.
شَقُرَ، كفرح وكرم، شقرا وشقرة واشقر، وهو أشقر
Shaqura, like fariha and karuma, shaqran and shuqrah, and ashqarra, and he is ashqar.
والشقراء: فرس الرقاد بن المنذر الضبي، وفرس زهير بن جذيمة، أو خالد بن جعفر
And Al-Shaqra': the mare of Al-Raqad bin Al-Mundhir Al-Dhubbi, and the mare of Zuhayr bin Judhaymah, or Khalid bin Ja'far.
وبها ضرب المثل: "شيئا ما يطلب السوط إلى الشقراء"
And about it, the proverb was coined: 'A little bit the whip is sought for Al-Shaqra''
لأنه ركبها، فجعل كلما ضربها، زادته جريا، يضرب لمن طلب حاجة، وجعل يدنو من قضائها والفراغ منها
Because he rode her, and whenever he whipped her, she increased her speed; it is used for one who seeks a need, and finds himself nearing its fulfillment and completion.
فقيل: أشأم من الشقراء
So it was said: 'More inauspicious than Al-Shaqra''
أو جمحت بصاحبها يوما، فأتت ms0537 على واد فأرادت أن تثبه، فقصرت، فاندقت عنقها، وسلم صاحبها
Or she bolted with her owner one day, and came upon a valley and wanted to leap over it, but she fell short, and her neck broke, and her owner was saved.
فقال: إن الشقراء لم يعد شرها رجليها
And he said: 'Indeed, Al-Shaqra's evil did not exceed her legs.'
والشقر، ككتف: شقائق النعمان، الواحدة: بهاء ج: شقرات، كالشقار والشقران والشقارى، ويخفف، أو نبت آخر أحمر
And Al-Shuqr, like kutuf: anemones, the singular is: bahā', plural: shuqrat, like al-shuqār, al-shuqran, and al-shuqārā, and it is lightened, or another red plant.
والشقرة، كزنخة: السنجرف، وابن الحارث بن تميم أبو قبيلة من ضبة، والنسبة شقري، بالتحريك
And Al-Shuqrah, like zankhah: cinnabar, and Ibn Al-Harith bin Tamim, the father of a tribe from Dabbah, and the nisbah is shuqri, with harakah.
والشقور، بالضم: الحاجة، وقد يفتح، والأمور اللاصقة بالقلب المهمة له، جمع شقر
And Al-Shuqūr, with dammah: the need, and it may be opened (with fatha), and the matters that stick to the heart and are important to it, plural of shuqr.
وكصرد: الديك، والكذب
And like qasrad: the rooster, and lying.
وشقران، كعثمان: مولى للنبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، اسمه صالح، ورجل من قضاعة
And Shaqran, like Uthman: a freed slave of the Prophet, peace be upon him, his name is Salih, and a man from Quda'ah.
والشقرى، كذكرى: تمر جيد، وع بديار خزاعة
And Al-Shuqra, like dhikra: good dates, and a place in the lands of Khuzā'ah.
وكمعظم: حصن بالبحرين قديم، وقربة من أدم، والقدح العظيم
And like mu'dham: an old fort in Bahrain, a waterskin made of leather, and a large cup.
وكصبور: د بالأندلس
And like sabur: a place in Al-Andalus.
وشقر: جزيرة بها، وبالضم: ماء، ود
And Shaqr: an island there, and with dammah: water, and a place.
وشقرة، بالفتح: ابن نبت بن أدد، وابن ربيعة بن كعب، وبالضم: ابن نكرة بن لكيز، وبضمتين: مرسى ببحر اليمن بين أحور وأبين
And Shaqarah, with fatha: Ibn Nabt bin Adad, and Ibn Rabi'ah bin Ka'b, and with dammah: Ibn Nakirah bin Lukayz, and with two dammahs: a harbor in the sea of Yemen between Ahwar and Abyan.
والمشاقر في قول ذي الرمة: ع، و من الرمل: المتصوب في الأرض، المنقاد المطمئن، أو أجلد الرمل، ومنابت العرفج
And Al-Mashāqir in the saying of Dhu Al-Rummah: '...', and from the sand: the sloping into the earth, the yielding and settled, or the firmest sand, and the places where 'urfuj grows.
والشقير: أرض
And Al-Shaqir: land.
وككميت: ضرب من الحرباء أو الجنادب
And like kummayt: a type of chameleon or locusts.
والشقارى: الكذب
And Al-Shaqārā: lies.
والأشاقر: حي باليمن، وجبال بين الحرمين، شرفهما الله تعالى
And Al-Ashāqir: a tribe in Yemen, and mountains between the two holy sanctuaries, may God Almighty honor them.