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تجر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of trade, commerce, and selling. It extends to the act of trading, the people involved in it, and even metaphorical applications related to goods or animals that are 'trading' or 'selling' in a particular state.

Derived headwords

تَجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    he traded (verb form like 'nasara' and 'kataba')both

    he traded (verb form like 'nasara' and 'kataba')

تَجَرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    he traded (verb form like 'nasara' and 'kataba')both

    he traded (verb form like 'nasara' and 'kataba')

تِجَارَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    tradeboth

    The act or business of trading; commerce.

اتَّجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning 'he took medicine by mouth'both

    meaning 'he took medicine by mouth'

تَاجِرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    he received such-and-such of the reward for itboth

    he received such-and-such of the reward for it

  2. 2.
    the plural of 'tajir' is 'tujjar' like 'sahib' and 'sahb'both

    the plural of 'tajir' is 'tujjar' like 'sahib' and 'sahb'

تُجَّارٌnoun
  1. 1.
    traders (plural of tajir)both

    traders (plural of tajir)

  2. 2.
    traders (plural of tajir)both

    traders (plural of tajir)

تُجَّارnoun
  1. 1.
    traders (plural of tajir)both

    traders (plural of tajir)

  2. 2.
    traders (plural of tajir)both

    traders (plural of tajir)

نَاقَةٌ تَاجِرَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    dying camelclassical

    A camel that is nearing death, metaphorically 'trading' its life.

أَرْضٌ مُتَّجِرَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    land where trade occursclassical

    Land in which trade is conducted.

Parallel reading

تجر يتجر تجرا وتجارة
He traded, trading, a trade and commerce.
وكذلك اتجر يتجر
And likewise, he traded.
فهو تاجر
And he is a merchant.
والجمع تجر
And the plural is 'tujr' (merchants).
والعرب تسمى بائع الخمر تاجرا
And the Arabs call the seller of wine a 'tajir'.
ولقد أروح على التجار مرجلا
And I would return in the evening to the merchants, my head bowed.
مذلا بمالى ليغا أجيادى
Humbled by my wealth, my neck leaning.
ويقال ناقة تاجرة
And a camel is called 'tajirah' (dying).
للنافقة
For the one that is perishing.
وأخرى كاسدة
And another that is stagnant.
ناقة تاجر، أي نافقة في التجارة والسوق
A camel 'tajir', meaning perishing in trade and the market.
وأرض متجرة: يتجر فيها
And a land 'mutajjirah': trade occurs in it.