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الوعر

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes difficulty, ruggedness, and scarcity, often applied to terrain, but also extended to abstract concepts like hardship and confusion. It can also refer to a specific type of terrain or a place.

Derived headwords

وَعْرadjective
  1. 1.
    rugged, difficultboth

    Describing terrain that is not flat or easy to traverse, implying hardship.

  2. 2.
    scarce, littleclassical

    Used to describe something that is in small quantity, particularly in reference to good deeds or wealth.

أَوْعَرadjective
  1. 1.
    more ruggedclassical

    The comparative form of 'wa'r', indicating a greater degree of ruggedness or difficulty.

وَاعِرadjective
  1. 1.
    rugged, difficultclassical

    Synonymous with 'wa'r', describing difficult or rugged terrain.

وَعِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    rugged, difficultclassical

    Another variant describing rugged or difficult terrain.

أَوْعَرverb
  1. 1.
    to become ruggedboth

    The place became rugged or difficult to traverse.

  2. 2.
    to make ruggedclassical

    To cause a place to become rugged or difficult.

  3. 3.
    to become difficultboth

    The path became difficult or obstructed.

  4. 4.
    to fall into hardshipclassical

    A person fell into a difficult situation or hardship.

  5. 5.
    to diminish, lessenclassical

    To reduce the quantity of something, such as wealth.

وَعُرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be ruggedboth

    The place was rugged and difficult.

وَعَرverb
  1. 1.
    to be ruggedboth

    The place was rugged and difficult.

وَعُرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ruggedness, difficultyboth

    The state or quality of being rugged, difficult, or impassable, especially referring to terrain.

  2. 2.
    hardshipboth

    Difficulty or adversity encountered.

  3. 3.
    confusionclassical

    A state of bewilderment or being lost, especially in speech.

وَعَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ruggedness, difficultyclassical

    A variant form of 'wu'urah', denoting ruggedness or difficulty.

  2. 2.
    scarcityclassical

    The state of being little or scarce.

وُعُورnoun
  1. 1.
    rugged placesclassical

    Plural of 'wa'r', referring to rugged or difficult terrains.

أَوْعَارnoun
  1. 1.
    rugged placesclassical

    Plural of 'wa'r', referring to rugged or difficult terrains.

تَوْعَرverb
  1. 1.
    to become ruggedboth

    To become rugged or difficult.

  2. 2.
    to become difficultboth

    An affair or situation became difficult.

  3. 3.
    to become confusedclassical

    A person became confused or bewildered.

  4. 4.
    to become harshclassical

    A person became harsh or severe.

تَوْعِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    making ruggedclassical

    The act of making a place rugged or difficult.

اسْتَوْعَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to find ruggedclassical

    To perceive or find a path or way to be rugged or difficult.

وَعَرْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to hinderclassical

    To prevent someone from reaching their goal or need.

وَعِرadjective
  1. 1.
    scarce, littleclassical

    Used to describe something that is in small quantity, particularly in reference to good deeds or wealth.

وَعِيرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fortressclassical

    A specific name for a fortress near Karak.

وَعَرnoun
  1. 1.
    mountainclassical

    A hill or mountain.

Parallel reading

الْوَعْرُ: ضِدُّ السَّهْلِ
Ruggedness is the opposite of flatness.
وَقَدْ وَعُرَ الْمَكَانُ، كَكَرُمَ
And the place became rugged, like 'karuma' (to be noble).
وَعَرًا وَوُعُورَةً وَوَعَارَةً
ruggedness and difficulty and scarcity.
وَوَعَّرْتُهُ تَوْعِيرًا: جَعَلْتُهُ وَعْرًا
And I made it rugged: I made it rugged.
وَتَوْعَرَ: صَارَ وَعْرًا
And it became rugged: it became rugged.
وَأَوْعَرَ الطَّرِيقُ بِهِ
And the path became difficult for him.
وَأَوْعَرَ الرَّجُلُ: وَقَعَ فِي وَعْرٍ
And the man encountered hardship: he fell into ruggedness.
وَأَوْعَرَ الشَّيْءَ: قَلَّلَهُ
And he diminished the thing: he lessened it.
وَاسْتَوْعَرُوا طَرِيقَهُمْ: رَأَوْهُ وَعْرًا
And they found their path rugged: they saw it as rugged.
وَتَوْعَرَ الْأَمْرُ: تَعَسَّرَ
And the matter became difficult: it became arduous.
وَتَوْعَرَ الرَّجُلُ: تَشَدَّدَ
And the man became harsh: he became severe.
وَتَوْعَرَ فِي الْكَلَامِ: تَحَيَّرَ
And he became confused in speech: he was bewildered.
وَوَعَّرْتُهُ فِي الْكَلَامِ: حَيَّرْتُهُ
And I confused him in speech: I bewildered him.
وَقَلَّ مَالُهُ
And his wealth diminished.
وَوَعَرَ صَدْرُهُ: لُغَةٌ فِي وَغَرَ
And his chest was troubled: a variant of 'waghara' (to be angry).
وَرَجُلٌ وَعْرُ الْمَعْرُوفِ: قَلِيلُهُ
And a man of scarce good deeds: little of it.
وَيُقَالُ: قَلِيلٌ وَعِرٌ، إِتْبَاعٌ
And it is said: little is scarce, as an echo word.