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الوكر

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a bird's nest or dwelling. It extends to actions associated with nests, such as arriving or entering, and also encompasses related concepts like a feast for builders, a type of running, and speed or shortness in animals.

Derived headwords

الوكرnoun
  1. 1.
    Bird's nestboth

    The nest of a bird, even if it is not currently occupied.

  2. 2.
    Strike with fistclassical

    To strike a man's nose with the closed fist. This is not a misspelling of الوكز (al-wukz).

  3. 3.
    Type of runningclassical

    A manner of running.

الوكرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Bird's nestboth

    A bird's nest, similar to الوكر.

  2. 2.
    Watering placeclassical

    A place where one goes to fetch water.

أوكارnoun
  1. 1.
    Nestsboth

    Plural of الوكر (nest).

وكورnoun
  1. 1.
    Nestsboth

    Plural of الوكر (nest).

وكَرverb
  1. 1.
    To nestboth

    A bird comes to or enters its nest.

  2. 2.
    To leapclassical

    A child leaps or jumps.

  3. 3.
    To fillclassical

    A container is filled.

وكَرَهverb
  1. 1.
    To fillclassical

    A container is filled.

أوكَرَهverb
  1. 1.
    To fillclassical

    A container is filled.

توكَّرverb
  1. 1.
    To be fullclassical

    A child's stomach becomes full.

  2. 2.
    To be fullclassical

    A bird's crop becomes full.

الوِكْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Feast for buildersclassical

    Food prepared for the completion of a building.

الوكيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Feast for buildersclassical

    Food prepared for the completion of a building.

الوكيرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Feast for buildersclassical

    Food prepared for the completion of a building.

وكَر لهمverb
  1. 1.
    To feast for themclassical

    To prepare a feast for them (builders).

الوِكْرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Type of runningclassical

    A manner of running.

الوكَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    Runnerclassical

    One who runs swiftly.

ناقة وِكْرَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Swift or short and fleshyclassical

    A she-camel that is fast, or short and fleshy.

وكرت تكرverb
  1. 1.
    To be swift or shortclassical

    She (a she-camel) is swift or short and fleshy.

اتَّكَرverb
  1. 1.
    To make a nestclassical

    A bird makes its nest.

امرأة وِكْرَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Firm on the groundclassical

    A woman who treads firmly on the ground.

الوكراءnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of plantclassical

    A plant, possibly a type of herb or grass.

الوِكْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of plantclassical

    A plant, possibly a type of herb or grass.

وكتابnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of plantclassical

    A plant, possibly a type of herb or grass.

Parallel reading

عش الطائر وإن لم يكن فيه
The nest of a bird, even if it is not in it.
وأن تضرب أنف الرجل بجمع يدك
And to strike a man's nose with the closed fist.
وليس بتصحيف الوكز
And it is not a misspelling of al-wukz.
ووكر الطائر، كوعد، يكر وكرا ووكورا: أتى الوكر، أو دخله
And a bird, as in 'wa'ada', comes to the nest, or enters it.
والصبي: وثب
And the child: leaps.
والإناء: ملأه، كوكره وأوكره
And the container: it is filled, like 'wakarahu' and 'awkarahu'.
وتوكر الصبي: امتلأ بطنه
And the child 'tawakkara': his stomach became full.
والطائر: امتلأت حوصلته
And the bird: its crop became full.
والوكرة، ويحرك، والوكير والوكيرة: طعام يعمل لفراغ ms0650 البنيان
And al-wukrah, and it is vocalized with harakah, and al-wukayr and al-wukayrah: food made for the completion of the building.
وقد وكر لهم، كوعد
And he prepared a feast for them, as in 'wa'ada'.
والوكر والوكر والوكرى، محركتين: ضرب من العدو
And al-wukr, and al-wukr, and al-wukra, both vocalized with harakah: a type of running.
والوكار: العداء
And al-wukkar: the runner.
وناقة وكرى، كجمزى: سريعة، أو قصيرة لحيمة، وقد وكرت تكر فيهما
And a she-camel 'wukra', like 'jumza': swift, or short and fleshy, and she has become swift or short and fleshy in them.
واتكر الطائر: اتخذ وكرا
And the bird 'ittakara': it took a nest.
وامرأة وكرى، كجمزى: شديدة الوطء على الأرض
And a woman 'wukra', like 'jumza': firm in her tread on the ground.
والوكراء: ع
And al-wukra': a plant.
والوكرة، بالضم: الموردة إلى الماء
And al-wukrah, with dammah: the place one goes to for water.
وككتاب: ع
And like 'kitab': a plant.