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عظر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of fullness, heaviness, and negative states like dislike or unpleasantness. It extends to descriptions of physical attributes like shortness and stoutness, as well as character traits like bad temper.

Derived headwords

عَظَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to dislikeboth

    To feel aversion or dislike towards something.

  2. 2.
    to fillclassical

    To fill a waterskin or container.

أَعْظَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make heavy/fullboth

    To make something, especially a drink, cause a feeling of fullness or heaviness in the stomach.

العَظُورnoun
  1. 1.
    fullnessclassical

    The state of being full, particularly referring to a container filled with any kind of drink.

عُظُرnoun
  1. 1.
    fullnessclassical

    Plural of العظور, referring to instances of fullness.

العَظَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fullnessboth

    The state of being full, especially referring to the fullness experienced from a drink.

العَظَارِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    male locustsclassical

    The male individuals of locusts.

العَظِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Describing someone or something as short in stature.

  2. 2.
    stout and strongboth

    Describing someone as physically robust, thick, and strong.

  3. 3.
    stubbornclassical

    Describing someone as obstinate or unyielding.

  4. 4.
    ill-temperedboth

    Describing someone as having a bad disposition or being ill-mannered.

العَظْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pregnant she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is pregnant.

  2. 2.
    barren she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is not pregnant; barren.

  3. 3.
    vein in camelclassical

    A specific vein in a she-camel that, when cut, can lead to conception.

Parallel reading

عَظَرَ الشيءَ، كفرح: كرهه
He disliked the thing, as in 'faraha'.
والسقاء: ملأه
And the waterskin: he filled it.
وأعظره الشراب: كظه، وثقل في جوفه
And the drink made him feel heavy: it made him bloated and heavy in his stomach.
والعظور: الممتلئ من أي شراب كان
And Al-'athoor: the one who is full from any drink it was.
والعظارة، بالكسر: الامتلاء منه
And Al-'atharah, with kasr: the fullness from it.
والعظاري، بالفتح: ذكور الجراد
And Al-'athari, with fatha: the male locusts.
والعظير: القصير، والقوي الغليظ، والكز، والسيئ الخلق
And Al-'atheer: the short one, and the strong stout one, and the stubborn one, and the ill-tempered one.
والعظرة: الناقة اللاقح، والحائل، ضد
And Al-'athrah: the pregnant she-camel, and the barren one, the opposite.
وقد يكون بالناقة عرق العظر، فيقطع، فتلقح
And it may be that the she-camel has the 'araq al-'athr, so it is cut, and she conceives.