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دعثر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of destruction, demolition, and ruin. It extends to describe things that are destroyed or ruined, and also a damaged water basin.

Derived headwords

الدعثرةnoun
  1. 1.
    demolition, destructionboth

    demolition, destruction

المدعثرadjective
  1. 1.
    the demolished, the destroyedboth

    the demolished, the destroyed

يدعثرهverb
  1. 1.
    He demolishes itboth

    He destroys it or brings it down.

الدعثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Damaged basinclassical

    A water basin that is chipped, broken, or has holes.

Parallel reading

الدعثرة: الهدم.
Ad-da'tharah: demolition.
والمدعثر: المهدوم.
And al-muda'thar: the demolished.
" لا تقتلوا أولادكم سرا، إنه ليدرك الفارس فيدعثره "
"Do not kill your children secretly, for a knight may overtake them and destroy them."
أي يهدمه ويطحطحه.
Meaning he demolishes him and crushes him.
يعنى بعد ما صار رجلا.
Meaning after he has become a man.
والدعثور: الحوض المتثلم.
And ad-da'thoor: the chipped basin.
وقلن على الفردوس: أول مشرب * أجل جير إن كانت أبيحت دعاثره.
And they said at al-Firdaws: 'The first drink! * Yes, by God, if its basins were permitted.'