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ءطر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of bending, curving, or shaping something. It extends to the idea of confining or staying in a place, and also refers to the frame or structure of an object.

Derived headwords

أَطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to bendboth

    To curve or flex something, such as a bow.

آطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to bendclassical

    To curve or flex something, such as a bow. This is a variant form of the verb.

أَطْرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    bendingclassical

    The act of bending or curving something, used as a verbal noun.

تَأَطَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to stayclassical

    To remain or stay in a place, specifically referring to a woman staying in her home.

  2. 2.
    to bendclassical

    To become bent or curved, used for objects like a spear.

تَأَطُّرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stayingclassical

    The act of remaining or staying in a place, used as a verbal noun.

إِطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    someone else made it flyboth

    someone else made it fly

Parallel reading

أطرت القوس آطرها أطرا، إذا حنيتها.
You bent the bow, you curved it, meaning you flexed it.
وتأطرت المرأة تأطرا، إذا أقامت في بيتها.
And the woman stayed, meaning she remained in her house.
وتأطر الرمح: تثنى.
And the spear became bent: it flexed.
وإطار المنخل: خشبه.
And the frame of the sieve: its wood.
تأطرن حتى قلت لسن بوارحا
They stayed (in their homes) until I said they are not absent.
وذبن كما ذاب السديف المسرهد
And they melted away like rendered fat.
وإطار
And frame