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العضر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of lineage, news, and prohibition or prevention. It encompasses terms for a specific Yemeni tribe, the act of conveying news, and the idea of withholding or blocking something.

Derived headwords

العَضَرname
  1. 1.
    Yemeni tribeclassical

    A specific tribe originating from Yemen.

عَضِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to convey newsclassical

    To communicate or reveal information or news.

عَضْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    newsclassical

    Information or tidings that have been heard or received.

العاضِرnoun
  1. 1.
    prohibitorclassical

    One who prevents, hinders, or obstructs.

عَضَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to preventclassical

    To stop, hinder, or keep someone or something from proceeding.

عَضَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to reveal a secretclassical

    To disclose or make public a word or a secret that was previously kept.

Parallel reading

العضر: حي من اليمن.
Al-ʿAḍar: A tribe from Yemen.
وسمعت عضرة، أي: خبرا.
And I heard 'aḍrah, meaning: news.
والعاضر: المانع.
And al-ʿāḍir: the prohibitor.
وعضر بكلمة: باح بها.
And he revealed a word: he disclosed it.