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عجر

Root entry · 39 derived lemmas

The root عجر primarily relates to concepts of thickness, stoutness, and abdominal girth. It extends to meanings of firmness, defects, burdens, and rapid movement, often associated with fear or urgency. The root also encompasses terms for clothing, specific types of garments, and even abstract concepts like lies and calamities.

Derived headwords

عَجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be thick/stoutboth

    To be thick, stout, and have a large belly. This applies to humans.

  2. 2.
    to be firmclassical

    To be firm and strong, specifically used to describe a horse's leg (wazif).

أَعْجَرُadjective
  1. 1.
    thick-belliedboth

    Describing a person who is thick, stout, and has a large belly.

  2. 2.
    firm (horse)classical

    Describing a horse whose leg (wazif) is firm and strong.

العُجْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    belly areaclassical

    The place of thickness or stoutness, referring to the belly.

  2. 2.
    knot/bulgeboth

    A knot or bulge in wood or similar material.

العَجْرُ والبَجْرُnoun
  1. 1.
    defects and sorrowsclassical

    One's defects and sorrows, encompassing both what is apparent and what is hidden.

العَجْرnoun
  1. 1.
    bending the neckclassical

    The act of bending or retracting the neck.

  2. 2.
    rapid movementboth

    Rapid movement, often due to fear or similar causes.

  3. 3.
    donkey's brayclassical

    The braying sound of a donkey.

  4. 4.
    charge/assaultclassical

    A charge or assault.

  5. 5.
    stoneclassical

    A stone.

  6. 6.
    insistenceclassical

    Insistence or importunity.

العَجَرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    rapid movementclassical

    Rapid movement, especially from fear or urgency.

المُعَاجَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rapid movementclassical

    Rapid movement, often associated with fear or urgency.

قَمْصُ الحِمَارnoun
  1. 1.
    donkey's brayclassical

    The braying sound of a donkey.

الحَمْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    charge/assaultclassical

    A charge or assault.

الحِجْرnoun
  1. 1.
    stoneclassical

    A stone.

الإِلْحَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    insistenceclassical

    Insistence or importunity.

الإعْتِجَارnoun
  1. 1.
    wrapping a turbanclassical

    Wrapping a turban without letting it hang down (tilha).

  2. 2.
    woman's garmentclassical

    A garment worn by a woman.

المِعْجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    turban clothclassical

    A cloth used for wrapping a turban.

  2. 2.
    Yemeni garmentclassical

    A type of garment from Yemen.

  3. 3.
    bag-like itemclassical

    Something woven from fiber, resembling a sack or bag.

مَعْجُورٌ عَلَيْهِadjective
  1. 1.
    robbed by beggingclassical

    A person whose entire wealth has been taken through persistent begging.

العَجِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    impotent manclassical

    An impotent man.

  2. 2.
    impotent horseclassical

    An impotent horse.

عَاجِرٌname
  1. 1.
    proper name

    A proper name.

عُجَيْرٌname
  1. 1.
    proper name

    A proper name.

عَوْجَرٌname
  1. 1.
    proper name

    A proper name.

أَعْجَرُname
  1. 1.
    proper name

    A proper name.

العَجْرُname
  1. 1.
    proper name

    A proper name.

العُجْرَةُname
  1. 1.
    proper name

    A proper name.

عُجْرَةname
  1. 1.
    tribal ancestor

    The name of a tribal ancestor.

  2. 2.
    horse name

    The name of a horse belonging to Nafi' al-Ghanawi.

  3. 3.
    father of a companion

    The father of Ka'b, a companion of the Prophet.

كَزُبَيْرname
  1. 1.
    proper name

    A proper name.

شَاعِرٌ سُلُولِيّname
  1. 1.
    poet's name

    The name of a poet from the Sulul tribe.

العِجْرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    lyingclassical

    Relating to or characterized by lying.

  2. 2.
    calamityclassical

    Relating to or characterized by a calamity or disaster.

العَجَاجِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    dough lumpsboth

    Lumps or masses of dough.

العَجَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    one who eats doughclassical

    One who eats lumps of dough.

العَجَّارُnoun
  1. 1.
    fallen wrestlerclassical

    A wrestler who has been thrown down and cannot be easily lifted or moved.

  2. 2.
    provokerclassical

    One who provokes or incites a fallen opponent in wrestling.

العَجْرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    spear-like stickclassical

    A stick or staff that is pointed or has a sharp end.

العَجَارِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    calamitiesclassical

    Disasters or great difficulties.

  2. 2.
    bone headsclassical

    The heads of large bones.

العَجَنْجَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    light, agile personclassical

    A person who is light, agile, and quick-spirited.

العَجَارِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    sand ridgesclassical

    Ridges or lines of sand formed by the wind.

عَجْرُورnoun
  1. 1.
    sand ridgeclassical

    A single ridge or line of sand formed by the wind.

العَجُوجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    large-boned personclassical

    A person with large or thick bones.

اعْتَجَرَتْverb
  1. 1.
    gave birth after despairclassical

    A woman gave birth to a boy or girl after having despaired of having children.

عَنْجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    pursed lipsclassical

    To purse one's lips and turn them inward.

العَنْجَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pursing lipsclassical

    The act of pursing and turning one's lips inward.

الزَّنْجَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    finger gestureclassical

    A gesture made with the finger.

العَنْجُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bottle coverclassical

    A cover or sheath for a bottle.

Parallel reading

غلظ، وسمن، وضخم بطنه، فهو أعجر
He became thick, stout, and his belly became large, so he is thick-bellied.
والفرس: صلب، ووظيف عجر وعجر
And for a horse: firm, and its leg (wazif) was firm and strong.
والعجرة، بالضم: موضع العجر، والعقدة في الخشبة ونحوها
And al-'ujrah, with damma: the place of stoutness, and a knot in wood or similar.
وعجره وبجره: عيوبه وأحزانه، وما أبدى وما أخفى
And 'ajruhu wa bajruhu: his defects and his sorrows, both what he showed and what he hid.
والعجر: ثني العنق، والمر السريع من خوف ونحوه
And al-'ajr: bending the neck, and rapid movement from fear or the like.
والاعتجار: لف العمامة دون التلحي، ولبسة للمرأة
And al-i'tijar: wrapping the turban without letting it hang down, and a garment for a woman.
والمعجر، كمنبر: ثوب تعتجر به، وثوب يمني، وما ينسج من الليف شبه الجوالق
And al-mi'jar, like minbar: a cloth one wraps a turban with, a Yemeni garment, and what is woven from fiber like a sack.
ورجل معجور عليه: أخذ ماله كله بالسؤال
And a man ma'jur 'alayhi: his entire wealth was taken by begging.
والعجير: العنين من الرجال والخيل
And al-'ajir: the impotent one among men and horses.
وعجرة، بالضم: أبو قبيلة، وفرس نافع الغنوي، ووالد كعب الصحابي
And 'ujrah, with damma: a tribal ancestor, and the horse of Nafi' al-Ghanawi, and the father of Ka'b the companion.
والعجري، ككردي: الكذب، والداهية
And al-'ijriyy, like kurdiyy: lying, and a calamity.
والعجاجير: كتل العجين، والذي يأكلها، كالعجار
And al-'ajajir: lumps of dough, and he who eats them, like al-'ajjar.
والعجار: الصريع لا يطاق جنبه في الصراع، المشغزب لصريعه
And al-'ajjar: the fallen one whose side is unbearable in wrestling, the one who provokes his fallen opponent.
والعجراء: العصا ذات الأبن
And al-'ajra': the stick with a point.
والعجاري: الدواهي، ورؤوس العظام، وتخفف ياؤه في الشعر
And al-'ajariy: calamities, and the heads of bones, and its ya' is lightened in poetry.
والعجنجرة: المكتلة الخفيفة الروح
And al-'ajanjarah: the light-spirited, agile person.
والعجارير: خطوط الرمل من الرياح، الواحد: عجرور
And al-'ajarir: lines of sand from the wind, the singular is 'ajrur.
والعجوجر: الرجل الضخم العظام
And al-'ajujur: the man with large bones.
واعتجرت بغلام أو جارية: ولدته بعد يأسها من الولد
And she gave birth to a boy or girl after she had despaired of having children.
وعنجر: مد شفتيه وقلبهما
And 'anjara: he extended his lips and turned them inward.
والعنجرة بالشفة، والزنجرة: بالإصبع
And al-'anjarah is with the lip, and al-zanjarah: with the finger.
والعنجورة: غلاف القارورة
And al-'anjurah: the cover of the bottle.