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الظءر

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of nurturing, suckling, and caring for a child, extending to the idea of fostering affection or reconciliation. It also encompasses terms related to support structures and animal behavior.

Derived headwords

الظئرnoun
  1. 1.
    Wet nurseboth

    A woman who is affectionate towards and nurses another's child, whether human or animal.

  2. 2.
    Supportclassical

    A pillar or buttress used to support a wall or structure.

أظؤرnoun
  1. 1.
    Wet nurses (pl.)both

    Plural of الظئر, referring to multiple wet nurses.

أظآرnoun
  1. 1.
    Wet nurses (pl.)both

    Another plural form of الظئر, referring to multiple wet nurses.

ظؤورnoun
  1. 1.
    Wet nurseboth

    A woman who nurses another's child, emphasizing her nurturing role.

ظؤورةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wet nurseboth

    A woman who nurses another's child, emphasizing her nurturing role.

ظؤارnoun
  1. 1.
    Wet nurses (pl.)both

    Plural of الظئر, referring to multiple wet nurses.

  2. 2.
    Stones for a potclassical

    Stones placed under a cooking pot, serving as a base.

ظؤرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wet nurseboth

    A woman who nurses another's child.

ظأرهاverb
  1. 1.
    To nurse (a child)both

    She nursed the child, referring to the wet nurse's action.

ظأرَverb
  1. 1.
    To nurse (a child)both

    The act of nursing a child, as performed by a wet nurse.

ظئاراnoun
  1. 1.
    Nursingboth

    The act or process of nursing a child.

أظأرهاverb
  1. 1.
    To take a child to nurseboth

    She took a child to nurse, or she had a child nursed.

ظاءرهاverb
  1. 1.
    To take a child to nurseboth

    She took a child to nurse, or she had a child nursed.

فظأرتverb
  1. 1.
    To become a wet nurseboth

    She became a wet nurse, taking on the role of nursing a child.

اظأرتverb
  1. 1.
    To become a wet nurseboth

    She became a wet nurse, taking on the role of nursing a child.

مظاءرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mutual nursingboth

    The state of two individuals being wet nurses to each other's children.

ظأرتverb
  1. 1.
    To take a child to nurseboth

    She took a child to nurse, meaning she adopted a child to breastfeed.

اظأرverb
  1. 1.
    To take a child to nurseboth

    He took a child to nurse, meaning he adopted a child to breastfeed.

ظئرnoun
  1. 1.
    Pillarclassical

    A pillar or support, particularly one next to a wall for reinforcement.

الظؤورةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wet nurseboth

    A woman who nurses another's child, emphasizing her nurturing role.

ظأرنيverb
  1. 1.
    To persuade meclassical

    He persuaded me or coerced me into the matter.

الظئرnoun
  1. 1.
    Reconcilerclassical

    Something that brings people together for reconciliation or peace.

الظؤرىnoun
  1. 1.
    Spotted cowclassical

    A cow that is spotted or speckled.

استظأرتverb
  1. 1.
    To become sexually receptiveclassical

    The female dog became sexually receptive, indicating readiness for mating.

ظئارnoun
  1. 1.
    Treatment of a camelclassical

    The practice of treating a she-camel by placing a veil in its nose to induce nursing.

ظأرadjective
  1. 1.
    Similarclassical

    An enemy who is similar to another, implying they are matched.

Parallel reading

العاطفة على ولد غيرها، المرضعة له في الناس وغيرهم
Affectionate towards another's child, nursing it among people and others.
ج: أظؤر وأظآر وظؤور وظؤورة وظؤار وظؤرة
Plurals: aẓ’ur, aẓ’ār, ẓu’ūr, ẓu’ūrah, ẓu’ār, ẓu’ūrah.
وظأرها، كمنع، ظأرا وظئارا، وأظأرها وظاءرها
And she nursed it, like man‘a, ẓa’aran and ẓi’āran, and she had it nursed (aẓ’arahā) and she had it nursed (ẓā’arahā).
فظأرت واظأرت، وهي الظؤورة
She became a wet nurse (faẓa’arat) and she became a wet nurse (iẓa’arat), and she is the wet nurse (aẓ-ẓu’ūrah).
وبينهما مظاءرة، أي: كل منهما ظئر صاحبه
And between them is mutual nursing (miẓārah), meaning each of them is a wet nurse to her companion.
وظأرت: اتخذت ولدا ترضعه
And she nursed (ẓa’arat): she took a child to nurse.
واظأر لولده ظئرا: اتخذها
And he took a child to nurse for his offspring (iẓ’ara li-waladihi ẓi’ran): he took her (i.e., a wet nurse).
والطعن ظئار قوم، أي: يعطفهم على الصلح، فأخفهم حتى يحبوك
And the spear thrust is a reconciler for a people, meaning it makes them inclined towards peace; so make them feel safe until they love you.
والظؤار: الأثافي
And aẓ-ẓu’ār: the stones for a pot.
وظأرني على الأمر: راودني، أو أكرهني
And he persuaded me concerning the matter (ẓa’aranī ‘alā al-amr): he tempted me, or he coerced me.
والظئر: ركن للقصر، والدعامة إلى جنب حائط ms0558 ليدعم عليها
And aẓ-ẓi’r: a corner for a palace, and a buttress next to a wall to support it.
والظؤرى: البقرة الضبعة
And aẓ-ẓu’rā: the spotted cow.
واستظأرت الكلبة: استحرمت
And the female dog became receptive (istaẓa’arat al-kalbah): she became sexually receptive.
والظئار: أن تعالج الناقة بالغمامة في أنفها، كي تظأر
And aẓ-ẓi’ār: treating the she-camel by placing a veil in her nose, so that she may nurse.
وعدو ظأر، أي: مثله معه
And an enemy who is similar (and an enemy ẓa’ar): meaning, his like is with him.