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اليستعور

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of falsehood, deception, and perhaps something that covers or conceals. It also describes a specific type of tree known for its excellent twigs.

Derived headwords

اِسْتَعَارَverb
  1. 1.
    to borrowboth

    To take something from someone with the intention of returning it.

  2. 2.
    to feign, to pretendclassical

    To adopt a false appearance or pretense; to act as if something is true when it is not.

اِسْتِعَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    borrowingboth

    The act or instance of borrowing something.

  2. 2.
    metaphorboth

    A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable; a metaphor.

  3. 3.
    falsehood, untruthclassical

    A statement or idea that is not true; a lie or deception.

مُسْتَعَارadjective
  1. 1.
    borrowedboth

    Taken from someone else with the intention of returning.

  2. 2.
    borrowed (figurative)both

    Not original; adopted or taken from another source, often in a figurative sense.

عother
  1. 1.
    falsehoodclassical

    A state of being untrue; untruthfulness or deception.

الْبَاطِلnoun
  1. 1.
    falsehoodboth

    That which is untrue, invalid, or vain; falsehood or untruth.

  2. 2.
    vanity, futilityboth

    The quality of being futile or useless; emptiness.

الْكَسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    covering, garmentboth

    A piece of cloth used for covering; a garment or cloak.

عَجُزnoun
  1. 1.
    hindquarters, rearboth

    The back part of an animal's body, especially the hindquarters of a camel.

الْبَعِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    camelboth

    A large, long-necked mammal of the genus Camelus, with one or two humps on its back, native to arid regions.

شَجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    treesboth

    Woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.

مِسْوَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    twigs, tooth stickboth

    A twig used for cleaning the teeth, often from the Salvadora persica tree.

غَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    utmost, extremeboth

    The furthest point or degree attainable; the highest level or extent.

  2. 2.
    purpose, goalboth

    An aim or objective; the end toward which effort is directed.

جَوْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    excellence, qualityboth

    The quality of being good; superiority in kind or degree.

Parallel reading

اليستعور: ع، والباطل، والكساء يجعل على عجز البعير، وشجر مساويكه غاية جودة.
Al-isti'aar: falsehood, vanity, and the covering placed on the hindquarters of a camel, and trees whose twigs are of the utmost quality.
ع
Falsehood.
الباطل
The falsehood, the vain.
الكساء يجعل على عجز البعير
The covering placed on the hindquarters of the camel.
شجر مساويكه غاية جودة
Trees whose twigs are of the utmost quality.