ذعر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of fear, fright, and alarm. It encompasses the act of frightening someone, the state of being frightened, and various expressions related to sudden fear or panic.

Derived headwords

ذَعَرَverb

1.
to frightenboth
To cause someone to feel sudden fear or alarm.

أَذْعَرَverb

1.
to frightenboth
To cause someone to feel sudden fear or alarm; to terrify.

ذُعْرnoun

1.
fearboth
A strong feeling of fear or fright; alarm.

ذَعِرٌadjective

1.
fearfulboth
Easily frightened or alarmed.

مَذْعُورadjective

1.
frightened, terrifiedboth
frightened, terrified

ذَعُورadjective

1.
easily startled (animal)classical
Describing an animal, particularly a female camel, that is easily startled or agitated, especially when its udder is touched.

ذَعُورadjective

1.
easily startled (woman)classical
Describing a woman who is easily startled or frightened, particularly by a sudden noise or event.

ذو الاذعارname

1.
Dhu al-Adhaarclassical
A title or epithet of a king of Himyar, named so because he allegedly brought the Nasnas (a mythical creature) to Yemen, causing fear among the people.

Parallel reading

ذعرته أذعره ذعرا

I frightened him, he frightened him with fright.

والاسم: الذعر بالضم

And the noun is: al-dhu'r, with dammah.

وقد ذعر فهو مذعور

And he became frightened, and he is frightened.

وامرأة ذعور: تذعر من الربية

And a woman is dhu'ur: she is startled by a sudden noise.

وناقة ذعور، إذا مس ضرعها غارت

And a female camel is dhu'ur, if her udder is touched, she becomes agitated.

وذو الاذعار: لقب ملك من ملوك حمير

And Dhu al-Adhaar: is a title of a king from the kings of Himyar.

لانه زعموا حمل النسناس إلى بلاد اليمن فذعر الناس منه

Because, they claim, he brought the Nasnas to the land of Yemen, so the people were frightened by it.