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دخر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of humiliation, degradation, and being abased. It describes a state of being brought low, often by others, and the resulting feelings of insignificance and subservience.

Derived headwords

الدخورnoun
  1. 1.
    Humiliation and abasementboth

    This refers to a state of being small, insignificant, and subjected to disgrace or lowliness.

دخرverb
  1. 1.
    To be humiliatedboth

    This verb, in its basic form (Form I), describes the state of being brought low, disgraced, or abased.

داخرadjective
  1. 1.
    Humiliated and abasedboth

    This is the active participle of the verb 'dakhara', describing someone who is in a state of humiliation, disgrace, or subservience.

أدخرهverb
  1. 1.
    similar to 'dhakhara' (he stored it)both

    similar to 'dhakhara' (he stored it)

Parallel reading

الدخور: الصغار والذل.
Al-dukhūr: insignificance and humiliation.
يقال: دخر الرجل بالفتح فهو داخر
It is said: The man was humiliated (with the 'a' vowel), so he is humiliated.
وأدخره غيره.
And others humiliated him.