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العير

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

The root 'العير' primarily relates to donkeys and their characteristics, extending to things that resemble them or share their qualities of movement, stubbornness, or being a burden. It also encompasses physical features, geographical locations, and abstract concepts like flaws or leadership.

Derived headwords

العَيْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Donkeyboth

    The primary meaning, often specifically referring to a wild donkey.

  2. 2.
    Protruding boneclassical

    A prominent bone, especially the one in the middle of something, or any protrusion on a flat surface.

  3. 3.
    Part of the eyeclassical

    Refers to the pupil, eyelid, iris, or glance of the eye.

  4. 4.
    Inner earclassical

    The part of the ear beneath the external flap.

  5. 5.
    Valleyclassical

    A valley, particularly one that was once fertile but became barren.

  6. 6.
    Leaderclassical

    A chief or king.

  7. 7.
    Drumclassical

    A type of drum.

  8. 8.
    Spineclassical

    The prominent part of the spine.

  9. 9.
    Caravanclassical

    A caravan, usually referring to camels carrying provisions. It is feminine and lacks a singular form from its own root.

  10. 10.
    Loadclassical

    Anything carried, whether camels, donkeys, or mules.

  11. 11.
    Wooden part of a howdahclassical

    A wooden piece found at the front of a howdah (a seat on an elephant or camel).

  12. 12.
    Pegclassical

    A peg or stake.

  13. 13.
    Mountainclassical

    A mountain.

أَعْيَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of donkeyboth

    Plural of العَيْر (donkey).

  2. 2.
    Starsclassical

    Bright stars in the path of Suhail (Canopus).

عَيَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    Frequent comer and goerclassical

    Someone who comes and goes frequently.

  2. 2.
    Intelligent and wanderingclassical

    An intelligent person who wanders a lot.

  3. 3.
    Lionclassical

    A lion.

  4. 4.
    Horse's nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Khalid ibn al-Walid.

  5. 5.
    Proper nounclassical

    A proper noun or a mark.

  6. 6.
    Running awayclassical

    The act of running away, as in a horse or dog running freely.

عُيُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of donkeyboth

    Plural of العَيْر (donkey).

عَيُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of donkeyboth

    Plural of العَيْر (donkey).

مَعْيُورَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of donkeyboth

    Plural of العَيْر (donkey).

عَيَّارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Frequent coming and goingclassical

    The act of coming and going frequently.

عَيْرَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Resilient camelclassical

    A camel that survives and moves with vigor.

عَيْرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Locust swarmclassical

    A swarm of locusts.

عَيَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To lendboth

    To lend something to someone.

  2. 2.
    To go and comeclassical

    To go and come, referring to a person's movement.

  3. 3.
    To leave and go to anotherclassical

    For a camel to leave one herd and go to another.

  4. 4.
    To moveclassical

    For a poem or piece of writing to be composed or move forward.

  5. 5.
    To weighclassical

    To weigh coins one by one.

  6. 6.
    To cover with algaeclassical

    For water to become covered with algae.

  7. 7.
    To make a notchclassical

    To make a notch or groove in the tip of a blade.

أَعَارَverb
  1. 1.
    To lendboth

    To lend something to someone (Form IV of عَيَّرَ).

تَعَايَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To reproach each otherclassical

    To reproach or insult one another.

مُعَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Lent itemboth

    Something that has been lent.

  2. 2.
    Horse deviating from the pathclassical

    A horse that deviates from the path with its rider.

مُسْتَعِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Resembling a donkeyclassical

    Something that resembles a donkey in its form or nature.

العِيَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Frequent coming and goingclassical

    The act of coming and going frequently.

  2. 2.
    Intelligent and wanderingclassical

    An intelligent person who wanders a lot.

  3. 3.
    Lionclassical

    A lion.

  4. 4.
    Horse's nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Khalid ibn al-Walid.

  5. 5.
    Proper nounclassical

    A proper noun or a mark.

  6. 6.
    Running awayclassical

    The act of running away, as in a horse or dog running freely.

العِيَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Frequent coming and goingclassical

    The act of coming and going frequently.

عَيِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    Alone and pleased with oneselfclassical

    Someone who is alone and pleased with their own opinion.

  2. 2.
    Eating aloneclassical

    Someone who eats alone.

العَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Flaw or defectboth

    Anything that carries a flaw or defect.

ابْنَة مُعِيرname
  1. 1.
    Cunning womanclassical

    A cunning or shrewd woman.

أَبُو مَحْذُورَة أَوْ سَمْرَة بْن مُعِيرname
  1. 1.
    Companionclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

عَيَّرَ الأَمْرverb phrase
  1. 1.
    To afflict with a flawclassical

    To afflict someone with a flaw or defect.

عَيْرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of donkeyboth

    Plural of العَيْر (donkey).

تَعَايُرnoun
  1. 1.
    Mutual reproachclassical

    The act of reproaching or insulting one another.

تَعَارname
  1. 1.
    Mountain nameclassical

    A mountain located in the lands of Qays.

المَعَايِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Flawsclassical

    Flaws or defects.

عَيْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Donkeyboth

    A donkey.

عَائِرَة عَيْنَيْنnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    Eyes with a defectclassical

    Eyes that have a defect or flaw.

عَيْرُ البَعِيرِ وَزِيَادَةُ عَشَرَةٍidiom
  1. 1.
    Historical financial increaseclassical

    An idiom referring to an increase of ten dirhams in the stipends of Umayyad caliphs upon succession.

قَبْلَ عَيْرٍ وَمَا جَرَىidiom
  1. 1.
    Before the blink of an eyeclassical

    An idiom meaning before the glance of the eye, i.e., very quickly.

عَيْرُ السَّرَاةِname
  1. 1.
    Bird nameclassical

    A type of bird found in the Al-Sarat region.

بِرْقَةُ العَيْرَاتِname
  1. 1.
    Location nameclassical

    A place name.

أَعْيِرَةُ النَّصْلِverb phrase
  1. 1.
    To notch a bladeclassical

    To make a notch or groove in the tip of a blade.

Parallel reading

العَيْرُ: الحِمَارُ، وغُلِبَ على الوَحْشِيِّ
The 'ayn-ya-ra' root: The donkey, and it is predominantly used for the wild donkey.
والعَظْمُ الناتِئُ وَسَطَهَا، وكُلُّ ناتِئٍ في مُسْتَوٍ
And the protruding bone in its middle, and every protrusion on a flat surface.
وماقِئُ العَيْنِ، أو جَفْنُهَا، أو إنسانُهَا، أو لَحْظُهَا
And the pupil of the eye, or its eyelid, or its iris, or its glance.
ووادٍ كانَ مُخْصِبًا، فَغَيَّرَهُ الدَّهْرُ، فَأَقْفَرَهُ
And a valley that was fertile, but time changed it, making it barren.
وخَشَبَةٌ تكونُ في مُقَدِّمِ الهَوْدَجِ
And a wooden piece that is at the front of the howdah.
والقَافِلَةُ، مُؤَنَّثَةٌ، أو الإِبِلُ تَحْمِلُ المِيرَةَ، بِلَا وَاحِدٍ مِنْ لَفْظِهَا
And the caravan, feminine, or the camels carrying provisions, without a singular form from its own root.
وهو عَيِيرٌ وَحْدَهُ، أي: مُعْجَبٌ بِرَأْيِهِ، أو يَأْكُلُ وَحْدَهُ
And he is alone, meaning: pleased with his opinion, or eating alone.
وعارَ الفَرَسُ والكَلْبُ يَعِيرُ: ذَهَبَ كَأَنَّهُ مُنْفَلِتٌ
And the horse and the dog ran freely, they run as if they are unleashed.
وأَعَارَهُ صَاحِبُهُ، فَهُوَ مُعَارٌ
And his companion lent it to him, so it is lent.
والبَعِيرُ: تَرَكَ شَوْلَهَا وانْطَلَقَ إلى أُخْرَى
And the camel: it leaves its herd and goes to another.
والقَصِيدَةُ: سَارَتْ
And the poem: it moved forward.
والعَيَّارُ: الكَثِيرُ المَجِيءِ والذَّهَابِ
And the frequent comer and goer: the one who comes and goes a lot.
والعَيْرَانَةُ مِنَ الإِبِلِ: النَّاجِيَةُ في نَشَاطٍ
And the resilient camel: the one that survives with vigor.
وعَيَّرَهُ الأَمْرُ، ولَا تَقُلْ بِالأَمْرِ
And the matter afflicted him with a flaw, and do not say 'with the matter'.
وتَعَايَرُوا: عَيَّرَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا
And they reproached each other: some of them reproached some of the others.
وابْنَةُ مُعِيرٍ: الدَّاهِيَةُ
And the daughter of Mu'ir: the cunning one.
والمُعَارُ، بِالكَسْرِ: الفَرَسُ الَّذِي يَحِيدُ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ بِرَاكِبِهِ
And the 'mu'aar' (with kasra): the horse that deviates from the path with its rider.
وعَيَّرَ الدَّنَانِيرَ: وَزَنَهَا وَاحِدًا بَعْدَ وَاحِدٍ
And he weighed the dinars: he weighed them one by one.
والأَعْيَارُ: كَوَاكِبُ زَهْرٌ في مَجْرَى قَدَمَيْ سُهَيْلٍ
And the stars: bright stars in the path of Suhail's feet.
وأُعِيرَ النَّصْلُ: جُعِلَ لَهُ عَيْرٌ
And the blade was notched: a notch was made for it.
وبِرْقَةُ العَيْرَاتِ: ع.
And Birqat al-'Ayirat: a place name.
وعَيْرُ السَّرَاةِ: طَائِرٌ
And 'Ayir al-Sarat: a bird.
وما أَدْرِي أَيٌّ مِنْ ضَرْبِ العَيْرِ هُوَ، أي: أَيُّ النَّاسِ
And I do not know which type of 'ayr' he is, meaning: which of the people.
وقَوْلُهُمْ: "عَيْرُ بَعِيرٍ وَزِيَادَةُ عَشَرَةٍ"
And their saying: 'A donkey's worth plus ten'.
وفَعَلْتُهُ قَبْلَ عَيْرٍ ومَا جَرَى، أي: قَبْلَ لَحْظِ العَيْنِ
And I did it before 'ayr' and what followed, meaning: before the blink of an eye.
وتَعَارٌ، بِالكَسْرِ: جَبَلٌ بِبِلَادِ قَيْسٍ
And Ta'ar (with kasra): a mountain in the lands of Qays.
والمَعَايِرُ: المَعَايِبُ
And the 'ma'ayir': the flaws.
والمُسْتَعِيرُ: مَا كانَ شَبِيهًا بِالعَيْرِ في خِلْقَتِهِ
And the 'musta'ir': that which resembles the donkey in its creation.