جعر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the posterior or anus, and by extension, to excrement or waste. It also extends to terms for certain animals and specific types of dates, possibly through metaphorical or phonetic associations.

Derived headwords

جَعَرverb

1.
to defecateboth
To excrete waste from the body, specifically referring to the act of defecation.

الجُعَرnoun

1.
excrement of clawed beastsclassical
Refers to the dung or excrement of wild animals that possess claws, such as lions and other predators.

جَعَرَverb

1.
to defecateboth
The verb form indicating the act of defecation.

وقد جعر يجعر — And he defecated, he defecates.

المِعْجَرnoun

1.
what she ties on her headboth
what she ties on her head

جُعَارname

1.
hyenaclassical
A proper name given to the hyena, attributed to its frequent defecation.

جُعَارnoun

1.
rope for well descentclassical
A rope tied from the leg to a stake, then secured around the waist when descending a well, to prevent falling in.

تَجَعَّرَverb

1.
to use the well ropeclassical
To use the 'ju'aar' rope when descending a well.

تقول منه تجعرت — You say from it: I used the well rope.

ليس الجعار مانعي من القدر * وإن تجعرت بمحبوك ممر — The ju'aar does not prevent me from fate, even if I use a well-made rope.

الجَاعِرَتَانnoun

1.
hip bonesclassical
The two prominent hip bones that overlook the thighs, specifically referring to the area where a horse strikes its tail on its hindquarters.
2.
anusclassical
Some scholars interpret this term as the ring of the anus.

هما حرفا الوركين المشرفان على الفخذين — They are the two edges of the hips overlooking the thighs.

إذا ما انتحاهن شؤبوبه * رأيت لجاعرتيه غضونا — When its young male approached them, you saw its two hip bones contracting.

الجُعْرُورnoun

1.
worst kind of dateclassical
A type of date palm, specifically referring to the worst quality of dates.

Parallel reading

الجعر: نجو كل ذات مخلب من السباع.

Al-Ju'ar: the excrement of every clawed beast among the predators.

والمعجر: الدبر.

And Al-Mi'jar: the anus.

وجعار: اسم للضبع، لكثرة جعرها.

And Ju'aar: a name for the hyena, due to its frequent defecation.

وإنما بنيت على الكسر لانه حصل فيها العدل والتأنيث والصفة الغالبة.

It was only built on the kasra because it involved parallelism, femininity, and a dominant characteristic.

ومعنى قولنا غالبة أنها غلبت على الموصوف حتى صار يعرف بها كما يعرف باسمه.

And the meaning of our saying 'dominant' is that it has overcome the described thing until it is known by it as it is known by its name.

وهى معدولة عن جاعرة.

And it is derived from Ja'irah.

فإذا منع عن الصرف بعلتين وجب البناء بثلاث، لانه ليس بعد منع الصرف إلا منع الاعراب.

And if it is prevented from inflection by two causes, it must be constructed by three, because after preventing inflection there is only preventing grammatical case.

وكذلك القول في حلاق: اسم للمنية.

And likewise, the saying about Halaaq: a name for death.

والجاعرتان: موضع المرقمتين من إست الحمار، وهو مضرب الفرس بذنبه على فخذيه.

And Al-Ja'irataan: the place of the two markings on the donkey's posterior, and it is where the horse strikes its tail on its thighs.

وقال الأصمعي: هما حرفا الوركين المشرفان على الفخذين.

And Al-Asma'i said: They are the two edges of the hips overlooking the thighs.

ورأيت لجاعرتيه غضونا

And I saw its two hip bones contracting.

وبعضم يجعل الجاعرة حلقة الدبر.

And some of them make Al-Ja'irah the ring of the anus.

والجعار بكسر الجيم: حبل يشده الساق إلى وتد ثم يشده في حقوه إذا نزل البئر لئلا يقع فيها.

And Al-Ju'aar with a kasra on the jeem: a rope that the leg ties to a stake, then ties around its waist when descending a well, so as not to fall into it.

والجعрор: ضرب من الدقل، وهو أردأ التمر.

And Al-Ju'rur: a type of date palm, which is the worst of dates.