العذر

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

The root العذر (al-'udhr) primarily relates to excuses, apologies, and justifications. It extends to concepts of restraint, particularly for horses, and also encompasses physical attributes like hair growth and certain anatomical features. The root can also denote success, victory, or a specific type of terrain.

Derived headwords

العُذْرnoun

1.
Excuse, apologyboth
A reason or justification given to explain or defend one's conduct or the circumstances of something.
2.
Success, victoryclassical
Attaining one's goal or overcoming an opponent.
3.
Mane (of a horse)both
The hair on the neck of a horse.
4.
Foreskinboth
The retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis.
5.
Virginityboth
The state of never having had sexual intercourse.

أعْذَرَverb

1.
To make an excuseboth
To present a reason or justification for one's actions or shortcomings.
2.
To innovate, create anewclassical
To bring forth something new or unprecedented.
3.
To restrain (a horse)both
To fit a bridle or reins onto a horse.
4.
To circumciseboth
To perform the ritual of circumcision on a boy.

عَذَرَverb

1.
To excuse, forgiveboth
To pardon someone for a fault or offense.
2.
To make an excuseboth
To offer a justification for one's actions.
3.
To fail to exert effortclassical
To fall short or not exert oneself fully, while thinking one is doing so.
4.
To be abundant in sinsclassical
To have numerous faults or transgressions.
5.
To restrain (a horse)both
To fit a bridle or reins onto a horse.
6.
To circumciseboth
To perform the ritual of circumcision on a boy.
7.
To strike and leave a markclassical
To hit someone's back forcefully, leaving a visible impact.
8.
To become abundant (of a house)classical
When a house becomes frequented or filled with people.

عُذْرَىnoun

1.
Virginityboth
The state of being a virgin.
2.
A type of foodclassical
Food prepared for a circumcision ceremony.

مَعْذِرَةnoun

1.
Excuse, apologyboth
A justification or plea offered for an action or omission.

مَعْذُورَةnoun

1.
Excuse, apologyboth
A justification or plea offered for an action or omission.

تَعْذِيرverb

1.
To lack an excuseclassical
To be without a valid justification.
2.
To grow hair (of a boy)classical
When the hair on a boy's temples begins to grow.
3.
To smear with filthclassical
To stain or soil something with excrement or dirt.
4.
To erase tracesclassical
To obliterate the signs or remnants of something.
5.
To prepare and serve foodclassical
To make food for a ceremony and invite guests.

عَاذَرَverb

1.
To lack an excuseclassical
To be without a valid justification.

تَعَذَّرَverb

1.
To be delayedboth
To be postponed or put off.
2.
To be impossible, not feasibleboth
When a matter cannot be accomplished or is not straightforward.
3.
To be erased, fadedclassical
When traces or remnants disappear.
4.
To make an excuse, justify oneselfboth
To present reasons or arguments in one's defense.

اعْتَذَرَverb

1.
To apologize, make an excuseboth
To express regret for something one has done or failed to do, or to offer a justification.
2.
To be erased, fadedclassical
When traces or remnants disappear.
3.
To complainclassical
To express dissatisfaction or distress.
4.
To loosen the ends of a turbanclassical
To let the ends of a turban hang down from behind.
5.
To cease, stop (of water)classical
When water sources dry up or cease to flow.

العُذَيْرnoun

1.
Apologizer, excuserclassical
One who offers an excuse or apology.
2.
A difficult situationclassical
A circumstance or state that one tries to achieve but cannot.
3.
Helper, supporterclassical
One who provides assistance.

العِذَارnoun

1.
Part of a bridleboth
The strap of a bridle that hangs down over the horse's cheek.
2.
Sides of the beardclassical
The hair on the sides of the beard.
3.
Ceremonial foodclassical
Food prepared for a building or circumcision ceremony.
4.
A raised strip of landclassical
An elevated area of ground that crosses a wide open space.
5.
Shyness, modestyclassical
A feeling of bashfulness or diffidence.
6.
Mark on the faceclassical
A brand or mark placed on the spot where the 'idhar' is on a horse.
7.
Sides of a bladeclassical
The two edges of a sword or knife.
8.
Cheekboth
The side of the face below the eyes.
9.
Part of a halterclassical
The part that connects the lead rope to the camel's head.

عُذَارَيْنnoun

1.
Two long sand ridgesclassical
Two elongated dunes or paths mentioned in poetry.
2.
Shyness, modestyclassical
A feeling of bashfulness or diffidence.

العَذْرَاءadjective

1.
Virginboth
A female who has never had sexual intercourse.
2.
Un trodden sandclassical
A patch of sand that has not been walked upon.
3.
Unpierced pearlclassical
A pearl that has not been drilled.
4.
Constellationclassical
A star or constellation, specifically Virgo or a part of Gemini.
5.
City of the Prophetclassical
Medina, the city where the Prophet Muhammad migrated.

العَاذِرnoun

1.
Vein of abnormal bleedingclassical
A vein associated with prolonged menstrual bleeding (istihada).
2.
Scar of a woundboth
The mark left by a healed injury.
3.
Excrementclassical
Waste matter expelled from the body.

العَذْرَةnoun

1.
Courtyard of a houseclassical
The open space within or in front of a dwelling.
2.
Gathering placeclassical
A place where people assemble or sit.
3.
Worst part of foodclassical
The least desirable portion of food.
4.
Foreskinboth
The retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis.

المَعَاذِيرnoun

1.
Curtains, veilsclassical
Coverings used to screen or separate spaces.
2.
Arguments, excusesclassical
Reasons or justifications presented.

العَذُورadjective

1.
Large-bellied, gluttonousclassical
Describing a donkey with a large abdomen, or a person who is greedy.
2.
Bad-tempered, harshclassical
Having a difficult disposition or severe nature.
3.
Powerful kingclassical
A king who is strong and formidable.

عُذْرname

1.
Ibn Wa'ilclassical
A progenitor of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari.
2.
Ibn Sa'dclassical
A descendant of the Hamdan tribe.

مُعْذِرnoun

1.
Cheekboth
The side of the face below the eyes.

العُذَارnoun

1.
A type of foodclassical
Food prepared for a building or circumcision ceremony.

العُذَيْرَةnoun

1.
A type of foodclassical
Food prepared for a building or circumcision ceremony.

العُذَيْرnoun

1.
A type of foodclassical
Food prepared for a building or circumcision ceremony.

العَاذُورnoun

1.
Sore throatclassical
Pain or discomfort in the throat, often due to inflammation or infection.

Parallel reading

العذر، بالضم: م ج: أعذار

Al-'udhr, with dammah: plural: a'dhar.

عذره يعذره عذرا وعذورا وعذرى ومعذرة ومعذورة

He excused him, he excuses him, with 'udhran, 'udhurran, 'udhra, ma'dhiratan, and ma'dhuratan.

وأعذره، والاسم: المعذرة، مثلثة الذال، والعذرة بالكسر

And he made an excuse for him. The noun is al-ma'dhirah, with the dhal pronounced in three ways, and al-'udrah, with a kasrah.

وأعذر: أبدى عذرا، وأحدث، وثبث له عذر

And he made an excuse: he showed an excuse, he innovated, and an excuse was established for him.

وقصر ولم يبالغ وهو يري أنه مبالغ

And he fell short and did not exert himself, while thinking he was exerting himself.

وبالغ، كأنه ضد، وكثرت ذنوبه وعيوبه، كعذر

And he exerted himself, as if it were the opposite; and his sins and faults became numerous, like 'udhr.

ومنه: "لن يهلك الناس حتى يعذروا من أنفسهم"

And from it: 'People will not perish until they make excuses for themselves.'

والفرس: ألجمه، أو جعل له عذارا

And the horse: he bridled it, or he put a bridle on it.

والغلام: ختنه، كعذره يعذره

And the boy: he circumcised him, as he excused him, he excuses him.

وللقوم: عمل طعام الختان، وأنصف

And for the people: he prepared food for the circumcision, and he was just.

وفي ظهره: ضربه فأثر فيه

And in his back: he struck him, and it left a mark on him.

والدار: كثرت فيه العذرة

And the house: the courtyard became abundant in it.

وعذر تعذيرا: لم يثبت له عذر، كعاذر

And he lacked an excuse, with ta'dhir: an excuse was not established for him, like 'aadhir.

والغلام: نبت شعر عذاره

And the boy: the hair of his temples grew.

والشيء: لطخه بالعذرة

And the thing: he smeared it with filth.

والدار: طمس آثارها، واتخذ طعام العذار ودعا إليه

And the house: he erased its traces, and he prepared the 'idhar food and invited to it.

وتعذر: تأخر، والأمر: لم يستقم

And it was delayed: it was postponed, and the matter: it was not straightforward.

والرسم: درس، كاعتذر

And the trace: it faded, like 'i'tadhara.

وتلطخ بالعذرة، واحتج لنفسه

And he got smeared with filth, and he argued for himself.

والعذير: العاذر، والحال التي تحاولها تعذر عليها، والنصير

And al-'udhayr: the apologizer, and the situation you try for but cannot achieve, and the helper.

والعذار من اللجام: ما سال على خد الفرس

And al-'idhar from the bridle: what hangs down on the horse's cheek.

وعذر الفرس به يعذره ويعذره: شد عذاره، كأعذره

And the horse's bridle: he tightened its bridle, like he put a bridle on it.

وجانبا اللحية، وطعام البناء والختان، وأن تستفيد شيئا جديدا فتتخذ طعاما تدعو إليه إخوانك، كالإعذار والعذيرة والعذير فيهما

And the sides of the beard, and food for building and circumcision, and that you gain something new and prepare food to which you invite your brothers, like al-i'dhar, al-'udhayrah, and al-'udhayr in both.

وغلظ من الأرض يعترض في فضاء واسع

And a thicket of land that crosses a wide open space.

وعن العراق: ما انفسح عن الطف

And from Iraq: what widened from the bank.

وعذارين في قول ذي الرمة: حبلان مستطيلان من الرمل، أو طريقان، والحياء، وسمة في موضع العذار، كالعذرة

And 'udharayn in the saying of Dhu al-Rummah: two long ropes of sand, or two paths, and shyness, and a mark in the place of the 'idhar, like al-'udrah.

ومن النصل: شفرتاه، والخد، كالمعذر

And from the blade: its two edges, and the cheek, like al-ma'dhar.

وما يضم حبل الخطام إلى رأس البعير

And what joins the lead rope to the camel's head.

والعذر، بالضم: النجح، والغلبة

And al-'udhr, with dammah: success, and victory.

وبهاء: الناصية، وهي الخصلة من الشعر، وقلفة الصبي، والشعر على كاهل الفرس، والبظر، والختان، والبكارة

And with a fatha: the forelock, which is a lock of hair, and the foreskin of a boy, and the hair on the horse's neck, and the clitoris, and circumcision, and virginity.

وخمسة كواكب في آخر المجرة، وافتضاض الجارية، ومفتضها: أبو عذرها، ونجم إذا ms0565 طلع، اشتد الحر، والعلامة، وداء في الحلق، كالعاذور، أو وجعه من الدم

And five stars at the end of the galaxy, and the deflowering of a maiden, and her deflowerer: the father of her virginity; and a star when it rises, the heat intensifies, and a mark, and a disease in the throat, like al-'aadhur, or its pain from blood.

وعذره فعذر، وهو معذور، واسم ذلك الموضع، وبلا لام: قبيلة في اليمن

And he excused him, so he was excused, and he is excused; and the name of that place; and without 'al': a tribe in Yemen.

والعذراء: البكر ج: العذارى والعذاري والعذراوات

And al-'adhraa': the virgin, plural: al-'adhara, al-'adhari, and al-'adhrawaat.

وشيء من حديد يعذب به الإنسان لإقرار بأمر ونحوه، ورملة لم توطأ، ودرة لم تثقب، وبرج السنبلة أو الجوزاء، ومدينة النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم

And something made of iron with which a person is tortured to confess something or the like, and a patch of sand not trodden, and a pearl not pierced, and the tower of Virgo or Gemini, and the city of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

وبلا لام: ع على بريد من دمشق، قتل به معاوية بن حجر، أو ة بالشام م

And without 'al': a place one day's journey from Damascus, where Mu'awiyah ibn Hujr was killed, or a place in Syria.

والعاذر: عرق الاستحاضة، وأثر الجرح، والغائط، كالعاذرة والعذرة

And al-'aadhir: the vein of istihada, and the scar of a wound, and excrement, like al-'aadhirah and al-'udrah.

والعذرة: فناء الدار، ومجلس القوم، وأردأ ما يخرج من الطعام

And al-'udrah: the courtyard of the house, and the gathering place of the people, and the worst of what comes out of food.

والمعاذير: الستور، والحجج، الواحد: معذار

And al-ma'aadheer: the curtains, and the arguments, singular: ma'dhaar.

والعذور، كعملس: الواسع الجوف الفحاش من الحمير، والسيئ الخلق الشديد النفس، والملك الشديد

And al-'adhoor, like 'amalasa: the wide-bellied, lewd donkey, and the ill-tempered, harsh person, and the strong king.

واعتذر: شكا، والعمامة: أرخى لها عذبتين من خلف، والمياه: انقطعت

And he complained: he complained, and the turban: he let two ends hang from behind it, and the waters: they ceased.

وعذر، كحسن، ابن وائل: جد لأبي موسى الأشعري

And 'Udhr, like 'hasan, son of Wa'il: an ancestor of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari.

وكزفر: ابن سعد من همدان

And Kuzayr: son of Sa'd from Hamdan.

وضرب زيد فأعذر: أشرف به على الهلاك

And Zayd was struck, and he was given an excuse: he was brought to the brink of destruction.

وقوله تعالى: {وجاء المعذرون} ، بتشديد الذال المكسورة، أي: المعتذرون الذين لهم عذر، وقد يكون المعذر غير محق، فالمعنى: المقصرون بغير عذر، وقرأ ابن عباس بالتخفيف، من أعذر، وكان يقول: والله لهكذا أنزلت

And His saying, the Almighty: {And the excused ones came}, with a shaddah on the kasrah dhal, meaning: those who make excuses and have an excuse. And the one who makes an excuse might be in the wrong, so the meaning is: those who fall short without an excuse. And Ibn 'Abbas recited it with a takhfif, from 'a'dhara, and he used to say: By God, it was revealed like this.

وكان يقول: لعن الله المعذرين

And he used to say: May God curse those who make excuses (without justification).

كأن المعذر عنده إنما هو غير المحق، وبالتخفيف: من له عذر

As if, in his view, the one who makes an excuse is only the one who is in the wrong, and with takhfif: one who has an excuse.