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عكر

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root عكر primarily relates to the concepts of returning, mixing, and turbidity. It extends to meanings of intensity, abundance, and even physical attributes like thickness or solidity, often in a negative or turbulent context.

Derived headwords

عَكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to return and withdrawclassical

    To turn back and retreat from something, often implying a forceful return.

  2. 2.
    to become turbidboth

    To become cloudy or muddy, especially referring to water or wine.

يَعْكِرُverb
  1. 1.
    he returns and withdrawsclassical

    The present tense form of the verb 'to return and withdraw'.

  2. 2.
    it becomes turbidboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to become turbid'.

عَكْرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    a return and withdrawalclassical

    The verbal noun for the act of returning and withdrawing.

عُكُورًاnoun
  1. 1.
    turbidityboth

    The state of being turbid, cloudy, or muddy.

اعْتَكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to return and withdrawclassical

    To turn back and retreat, similar to the basic form.

  2. 2.
    to mix togetherclassical

    To become mixed or mingled, especially in the context of a battle.

  3. 3.
    to become intenseclassical

    To become strong or severe, as with darkness or rain.

العَكَّارadjective
  1. 1.
    the one who returns oftenclassical

    An epithet for someone or something that repeatedly returns or circles back.

العَسْكَرnoun
  1. 1.
    a confused multitudeclassical

    A large group of soldiers or people whose numbers are difficult to count due to their disarray or intermingling.

أَعْكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    it became intensely darkclassical

    Used to describe the night when its darkness becomes severe and confusing.

  2. 2.
    it became intenseclassical

    Used to describe rain becoming heavy or strong.

  3. 3.
    it brought dustclassical

    Used to describe the wind when it carries dust.

  4. 4.
    it persisted and remainedclassical

    Used to describe youth when it lasts and endures.

  5. 5.
    to make turbidboth

    To cause something, like water or wine, to become turbid or muddy.

  6. 6.
    to put sediment inclassical

    To add sediment or dregs to a liquid.

المَطَرnoun
  1. 1.
    the rainboth

    Refers to rain, specifically when it becomes intense.

الرِّيحnoun
  1. 1.
    the windboth

    Refers to the wind, specifically when it brings dust.

الشَّبَابnoun
  1. 1.
    the youthboth

    Refers to youth, specifically when it persists and remains.

تَعَاكَـرُواverb
  1. 1.
    they quarrelledclassical

    To dispute or quarrel with each other, especially in a legal dispute.

العِكْرnoun
  1. 1.
    a large herd of camelsclassical

    A specific number of camels, ranging from fifty to one hundred, or over five hundred.

  2. 2.
    sedimentboth

    The dregs or sediment found at the bottom of a liquid like water or wine.

  3. 3.
    sword rustclassical

    Rust or discoloration on a sword.

العُكْرnoun
  1. 1.
    the originclassical

    The root or origin of something.

العَكَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a herd of camelsclassical

    A portion or group of camels.

  2. 2.
    the root of the tongueclassical

    The base or origin of the tongue.

العُكْرُكُرadjective
  1. 1.
    thick milkclassical

    Describes milk that has become thick or curdled.

عَكَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to make turbidboth

    To cause water, wine, or other liquids to become cloudy or muddy.

  2. 2.
    to add sedimentclassical

    To put sediment or dregs into a liquid.

أَعْكَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    he made it turbidboth

    The past tense, third person masculine singular form of 'to make turbid'.

تَعَكَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    it became turbidboth

    To become cloudy or muddy.

  2. 2.
    it became a fortressclassical

    To become fortified or strong, referring to a place.

تَعَكُّرnoun
  1. 1.
    turbidityboth

    The state of being turbid or cloudy.

تَعَكُّرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    fortificationclassical

    The state of being a fortified place.

تَعَكُّرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a fortressclassical

    A fortified place, specifically referring to a location in Yemen.

أَعْكَرَ السَّنَامverb phrase
  1. 1.
    the hump became fattyclassical

    The camel's hump became filled with fat.

عَنْكَـرَverb
  1. 1.
    it became fattyclassical

    Similar to أعكر السنام, referring to the camel's hump becoming fatty.

عَكَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    a lineage nameclassical

    The name of a progenitor of a clan or lineage.

Parallel reading

عكر على الشيء، يعكر عكرا وعكورا، واعتكر: كر وانصرف.
He returned forcefully upon the thing, returning and withdrawing, and he returned and withdrew: he charged and departed.
والعكار: الكرار العطاف.
And Al-Akkār: the one who returns often, the one who circles back.
واعتكروا: اختلطوا في الحرب، و العسكر: رجع بعضه على بعض، فلم يقدر على عده.
And they mixed together: they mingled in the war, and Al-Askari: some of it returned upon itself, so it could not be counted.
و الليل: اشتد سواده والتبس، كأعكر.
And the night: its darkness intensified and became confusing, like A'akara.
و المطر: اشتد.
And the rain: it intensified.
و الريح: جاءت بالغبار.
And the wind: it came with dust.
و الشباب: دام وثبت.
And youth: it lasted and remained firm.
وتعاكروا: تشاجروا في الخصومة.
And they quarrelled: they disputed in the litigation.
والعكر، محركة: ما فوق خمس مئة من الإبل، أو الستون منها، أو ما بين الخمسين إلى المئة، وتسكن الكاف، واسم، وصدأ السيف، ودردي كل شيء.
And Al-'Ikr, with vowelization: what is above five hundred of camels, or sixty of them, or what is between fifty and one hundred, and the Kāf is silenced, and a name, and the rust of a sword, and the sediment of everything.
عكر الماء والنبيذ، كفرح، وعكره تعكيرا وأعكره: جعله عكرا، وجعل فيه العكر.
The water and the wine became turbid, as in 'faraha', and he made it turbid with 'ta'kīran' and 'a'kārah': he made it turbid, and he put the sediment in it.
والعكرة، محركة: القطعة من الإبل، وأصل اللسان ج: عكر.
And Al-'Akrah, with vowelization: the portion of camels, and the root of the tongue, plural: 'ukr.
والعكر، بالكسر: الأصل.
And Al-'ukr, with kasra: the origin.
والعكركر: اللبن الغليظ.
And Al-'Ukrkur: the thick milk.
وتعكر، كتمنع: حصن باليمن، وجبل من جبال عدن.
And Ta'akkara, like Tamanna'a: a fortress in Yemen, and a mountain from the mountains of Aden.
وأعكر السنام وعنكر: صار فيه شحم.
And the camel's hump became fatty and 'ankara: it became fatty within it.