ءزر

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to strength, support, and girding. It extends to concepts of assistance, backing, and the physical garment worn around the waist. It also encompasses the idea of plants becoming dense and strong.

Derived headwords

الأَزْرnoun

1.
strengthboth
strength
2.
my backboth
my back

آزَرْتُverb

1.
to supportboth
To provide assistance or backing to someone.

آزَرْتُهُverb

1.
to support himboth
To provide assistance or backing to a male individual.

وازَرْتُهُverb

1.
to support him (colloquial)classical
The common pronunciation and usage for supporting someone, often considered less formal than 'azartuhu'.

الإِزَارnoun

1.
known, masculine and feminineboth
known, masculine and feminine
2.
it is used metaphorically for a womanboth
it is used metaphorically for a woman

الإِزَارَةnoun

1.
like itboth
like it

آزِرَةnoun

1.
goodboth
good
2.
paucal pluralboth
paucal plural
3.
he made him wear a loinclothboth
he made him wear a loincloth

أَزْرnoun

1.
a foreign nameboth
a foreign name
2.
he helped himboth
he helped him
3.
pluralboth
plural

إِزَارِيnoun

1.
my waistclothboth
A personal garment worn around the waist.
2.
my womanclassical
A possessive form referring to a woman, used metaphorically.

المِئْزَرnoun

1.
the loinclothboth
the loincloth

أَزَّرْتُهُ تَأْزِيرًاverb

1.
to gird himboth
To provide someone with a garment to wear around the waist, or to strengthen them.

تَأَزَّرَverb

1.
he wore the loinclothboth
he wore the loincloth

اتَّزَرَverb

1.
to wear a waistclothboth
To put on the garment worn around the waist.

إِزْرَةnoun

1.
goodboth
good
2.
paucal pluralboth
paucal plural
3.
he made him wear a loinclothboth
he made him wear a loincloth

تَأَزَّزَ النَّبْتُverb

1.
plants became denseboth
Describes vegetation becoming thick, intertwined, and strong.

آزَرname

1.
a foreign nameboth
a foreign name
2.
he helped himboth
he helped him
3.
pluralboth
plural

Parallel reading

اشدد به أزري

Strengthen my back with him.

أي ظهري

Meaning my back.

وموضع الإزار من الحقوين

And the place of the waistcloth from the loins.

آزرت فلانا، أي عاونته

I supported so-and-so, meaning I helped him.

والعامة تقول: وازرته

And the common people say: I supported him (colloquial).

والازار معروف، يذكر ويؤنث

And the waistcloth is known, it is masculine and feminine.

والازارة مثله، كما قالوا للوساد وسادة

And 'izarah' is like it, just as they said for 'wisad' (pillow), 'wisadah'.

كتميل النشوان ير * فل في البقيروفى الازاره

Like the swaying of the intoxicated, it flows in the valleys and in the waistcloth.

وقوله الشاعر: ألا أبلغ أبا حفص رسولا * فدى لك من أخي ثقة إزاري

And the poet said: 'Convey to Abu Hafs a message, may I be sacrificed for you from a trustworthy brother, my waistcloth (or woman).'

يريد بالإزار هاهنا المرأة

He means by 'izar' here the woman.

والمئرز: الازار، وهو كقولهم ملحف ولحاف، ومقرهم وقرام

And 'mi'zar' is the 'izar', and it is like their saying 'milhaf' and 'lihaf', and 'maqarr' and 'qaram'.

ويقال: أزرته تأزيرا فتأزر

And it is said: I girded him with a girding, and he girded himself.

أتزر إزرة حسنة * وهو مثل الجلسة والركبة

He wore a good waistcloth; and it is like 'jalsa' (sitting) and 'rukbah' (kneeling).

وتأرز النبت التف واشتد

And the plants became dense and strong.

تأزر فيه النبت حتى تخايلت * رباه وحتى ما ترى الشاء نوما

The plants became dense in it until its hills appeared, and even the sheep seemed not to sleep.