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الضغادر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of weaving, braiding, or twisting, extending to actions like leaping, running, and binding. It also encompasses related physical forms such as braided hair, twisted ropes, piled-up sand, and even construction methods.

Derived headwords

ضغادرnoun
  1. 1.
    chickensclassical

    A collective noun for chickens.

ضغدرةnoun
  1. 1.
    chickenclassical

    A single chicken.

ضفرverb
  1. 1.
    to leapclassical

    To jump or spring forward.

  2. 2.
    to weave hairboth

    To interlace strands of hair.

  3. 3.
    to twist ropeboth

    To form a rope by twisting strands together.

  4. 4.
    to runboth

    To move swiftly on foot.

  5. 5.
    to striveboth

    To exert effort or make an attempt.

ضَفْرnoun
  1. 1.
    braided ropeboth

    A rope made by twisting strands together, used to secure a camel.

  2. 2.
    braidboth

    A single strand or lock of hair that has been braided.

  3. 3.
    pile of sandclassical

    A large accumulation or mound of sand.

  4. 4.
    constructionclassical

    Building with stones without using lime or mud.

  5. 5.
    feeding fodderclassical

    The act of stuffing fodder into a horse's mouth.

  6. 6.
    gathering hairclassical

    The act of collecting or gathering hair.

ضَفَارnoun
  1. 1.
    braided ropesclassical

    Plural of ضَفْر, referring to ropes made by twisting strands together.

ضُفُورnoun
  1. 1.
    braided ropesclassical

    Plural of ضَفْر, referring to ropes made by twisting strands together.

  2. 2.
    piles of sandclassical

    Plural of ضَفْر, referring to large accumulations or mounds of sand.

ضَفِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    braidboth

    A single strand or lock of hair that has been braided.

ضَفْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    braidboth

    A single strand or lock of hair that has been braided.

  2. 2.
    knotclassical

    Something that is tied or knotted together.

تضافرواverb
  1. 1.
    they supported each otherboth

    They cooperated or collaborated on a matter.

ضَفِير البحرnoun
  1. 1.
    shore of the seaclassical

    The coastline or edge of the sea.

ضفيرname
  1. 1.
    mountain in Syriaclassical

    A proper noun referring to a mountain located in Syria.

ضَفِيرname
  1. 1.
    land in Wadi al-Aqiqclassical

    A proper noun referring to a piece of land in the valley of al-Aqiq.

Parallel reading

الضغادر: الدجاج، الواحدة: ضغدرة، بالضم.
Al-Daghādir: chickens, the singular is Daghdirah, with dammah.
ضفر يضفر: وثب، و الشعر: نسج بعضه على بعض، و الحبل: فتله، وعدا، وسعى.
Dafara yadfuru: to leap, and hair: to weave some of it upon itself, and a rope: to twist it, and to run, and to strive.
والضفر: ما يشد به البعير من مضفور، كالضفار ج: ضفور وضفر، وكل خصلة على حدتها، كالضفيرة، وما عظم من الرمل وتجمع، أو ما تعقد بعضه على بعض، كالضفرة، كزنخة ج: ضفور، والبناء بحجارة بلا كلس وطين، وإلقاء العلف في فم الدابة، وجمع الشعر.
And al-Dhafr: what a camel is secured with from braided material, like al-Dhafār, plural: Dhafūr and Dhafr, and every lock separately, like al-Dhafīrah, and what is large from sand and gathered, or what is tied together, like al-Dhafratu, like Zankhah, plural: Dhafūr, and building with stones without lime and mud, and stuffing fodder into the mouth of the animal, and gathering hair.
وتضافروا على الأمر: تظاهروا.
And they supported each other on the matter: they showed solidarity.
وضفير البحر: شطه.
And Dhafīr al-Bahr: its shore.
وضفير: جبل بالشام، وبهاء: أرض بوادي العقيق.
And Dhufayr: a mountain in Syria, and with the feminine form: land in Wadi al-Aqiq.