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زرع

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root 'zar'a' (زرع) primarily concerns the act of planting seeds and cultivating crops. It extends to encompass the resulting produce, the place of cultivation, and metaphorically, offspring and growth. The root also touches upon concepts of acquisition and inclination towards negative actions.

Derived headwords

زَرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to plantboth

    To sow seeds in the ground for cultivation.

  2. 2.
    to growclassical

    For God to cause something to grow or sprout.

  3. 3.
    to fosterclassical

    To strengthen or support a child, implying divine assistance.

الزَّرْعnoun
  1. 1.
    cropboth

    The plants that are cultivated and grown, especially for food.

  2. 2.
    offspringboth

    Children or descendants.

  3. 3.
    that which is plantedclassical

    Anything that has been sown or planted.

زُرُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    cropsboth

    Plural of 'zar'

المَزْرَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    farmboth

    A place where crops are planted and grown.

  2. 2.
    fieldboth

    An area of land used for cultivation.

المِزْرَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    farmboth

    A place where crops are planted and grown.

  2. 2.
    fieldboth

    An area of land used for cultivation.

المِزْرَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    farmboth

    A place where crops are planted and grown.

  2. 2.
    fieldboth

    An area of land used for cultivation.

زَرْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    seedboth

    The seed that is planted.

  2. 2.
    a plantingclassical

    An instance of planting or sowing.

زَرْعَةname
  1. 1.
    Zar'ahclassical

    A given name, used for males.

زَارِعname
  1. 1.
    Zari'classical

    The name of a dog.

المَزْرُوعَانname
  1. 1.
    Al-Mazru'anclassical

    A designation for two individuals from the tribe of Ka'b: Ka'b ibn Sa'd and Malik ibn Ka'b.

زَرْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    place to be plantedclassical

    A location in the earth where something is planted.

أَزْرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to grow tallclassical

    For crops to become tall and mature.

  2. 2.
    to enable plantingclassical

    For people to be able to plant crops.

المُزَارَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sharecroppingclassical

    An agreement to cultivate land in exchange for a portion of the produce, where the owner provides the seeds.

تَزَرَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to hasten towardsclassical

    To move quickly or eagerly towards something, especially evil.

المَزْدَرَعnoun
  1. 1.
    farmboth

    A place where crops are planted and grown.

  2. 2.
    fieldboth

    An area of land used for cultivation.

الزَّدْرَعnoun
  1. 1.
    that which is plantedclassical

    Something that has been sown or planted.

المَزْرُوعadjective
  1. 1.
    plantedboth

    Something that has been sown or planted in the ground.

الزَّرْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    seedboth

    The seed that is planted.

زُرْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    that which growsclassical

    What grows from scattered seeds in unreclaimed land.

Parallel reading

طرح البذر
To sow the seed.
والله: أنبت
And God: caused to grow.
ويقال للصبي: زرعه الله، أي: جبره
And it is said of a boy: God has planted him, meaning: He has strengthened him.
والزرع: الولد، والمزروع
And 'al-zar'u' (the crop/planting): is the child, and that which is planted.
وموضعه: المزرعة، مثلثة الراء والمزدرع
And its place: is the farm, with the 'ra' pronounced in three ways (Mazar'ah, Mazra'ah, Mazdar'ah) and Al-Mazdar'u.
والشيء المزروع
And the thing planted.
وما ينبت في الأرض المستحيلة مما يتناثر فيها أيام الحصاد
And what grows in unreclaimed land from what is scattered in it during harvest days.
والزرعة، بالضم: البذر
And 'al-zar'atu' (with dammah): is the seed.
وزارع: اسم كلب
And Zari': is the name of a dog.
ومنه قيل للكلاب: أولاد زارع
And from this it is said of dogs: the offspring of Zari'.
ومحمد بن مكي ابن زراع، كغراب: راوي صحيح البخاري عن الفربري
And Muhammad ibn Makki ibn Zura', like Ghurab: is a narrator of Sahih al-Bukhari from Al-Farabri.
والمزروعان من بني كعب: كعب بن سعد، ومالك بن كعب
And Al-Mazru'an from Banu Ka'b: are Ka'b ibn Sa'd, and Malik ibn Ka'b.
وما في الأرض زرعة، مثلثة وتحرك: أي موضع يزرع فيه
And 'Ma fi al-ardhi zar'atun' (with three vowelizations and movement): means a place where one plants.
وزُرِعَ له بعد شقاوة، كعني: أصاب مالا بعد الحاجة
And 'zur'i'a lahu ba'da shaqawah' (as 'uni'a): means he acquired wealth after hardship.
وأزرع الزرع: طال
And 'azra'a al-zar'u': the crop grew tall.
والناس: أمكنهم الزرع
And 'al-nasu': it became possible for people to plant.
والمزارعة: المعاملة على الأرض ببعض ما يخرج منها، ويكون البذر من مالكها
And 'al-muzar'ah': is the transaction concerning land for a portion of what comes out of it, with the seed provided by its owner.
وتزرع إلى الشر: تسرع
And 'tazarra'a ila al-sharri': means to hasten towards evil.