المكر

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns deception, trickery, and cunning. It extends to meanings related to coloring, dyeing, and staining, as well as physical attributes like stoutness and plumpness. It also encompasses agricultural terms and specific animal references.

Derived headwords

مَكَرَverb

1.
to deceiveboth
To employ trickery or cunning; to act deceitfully.
2.
to dyeclassical
To color or stain something, often with a specific substance.

المَكْرُnoun

1.
deceptionboth
The act or practice of deceiving; trickery, guile, or stratagem.
2.
dyeclassical
A substance used for coloring or dyeing.

مَاكِرٌadjective

1.
deceitfulboth
Characterized by cunning or deceit; tricky.
2.
donkey carrying raisinsclassical
A male donkey that carries raisins.

مَكَّارٌadjective

1.
very deceitfulboth
Intensely or extremely deceitful; highly cunning.

مُتَمَكِّرٌadjective

1.
dyedclassical
Colored or stained, as if by dyeing.

المَمْكُورُadjective

1.
dyedclassical
Colored or stained with something, like a dye.
2.
lion stained with bloodclassical
A lion stained with the blood of prey, as if dyed.

المَمْكُورَةُadjective

1.
plumply built womanclassical
A woman of compact build, with folded flesh.
2.
woman with stout legsclassical
A woman with legs that are stout or well-formed.

المَكْرَةُnoun

1.
plantclassical
A grayish plant.
2.
spoiled liquidclassical
A liquid that has become spoiled or corrupted.
3.
stout legclassical
A thick, beautiful leg.
4.
moistened plumclassical
A moist, firm plum.

مَكَرٌnoun

1.
plantsclassical
Plural of makrah, referring to grayish plants.

مُكُورٌnoun

1.
plantsclassical
Plural of makrah, referring to grayish plants.

نَخْلَةٌ مِمْكَارٌnoun

1.
date palm with many fruitsclassical
A date palm tree that produces abundant fruit of the type described as makrah.

المُكَرَّىadjective

1.
mean personclassical
A base or ignoble person.

مَكَرَ أَرْضَهُverb

1.
to water landclassical
To irrigate or water the land.

التَّمْكِيرُnoun

1.
hoarding grainclassical
The act of hoarding grains in houses.

امْتَكَرَverb

1.
to dye oneselfclassical
To apply dye or color to oneself; to adorn oneself with color.

امْتَكَرَ الحَبَّverb

1.
to plow grainclassical
To plow or till the land where grain is grown.

مَكْرَانname

1.
Damascusclassical
A proper name, likely referring to Damascus.

Parallel reading

وهو ماكر ومكار ومكور

And he is deceitful, very deceitful, and cunning.

والممكور: المصبوغ به، كالممتكر

And al-mamkur: that which is dyed with it, like al-mutamakkir.

وحسن خدالة الساقين

And the beauty of well-formed legs.

وصوت نفخ الأسد

And the sound of the lion's roar.

وسقي الأرض

And watering the land.

والمكورة: المطوية الخلق من النساء، والمستديرة الساقين، أو المدمجة الخلق الشديدة البضعة

And al-makurah: a woman of folded build, or one with rounded legs, or one of compact build and great plumpness.

والماكر: العير تحمل الزبيب

And al-makir: a male donkey carrying raisins.

وكفرح: احمر

And ka-farḥa: it became red.

والتمكير: احتكار الحبوب في البيوت

And al-tamkir: hoarding grains in houses.

وامتكر: اختضب

And imtakara: he dyed himself.

وامتكر الحب: حرثه

And imtakara al-ḥabba: he plowed it.

ومكر أرضه: سقاها

And he watered his land: he irrigated it.