زهر

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root زهر (z-h-r) primarily relates to blooming, radiance, and brightness. It extends to concepts of beauty, youth, and flourishing, as well as celestial bodies and light. It also encompasses specific names and terms for things that are bright or beautiful.

Derived headwords

زَهْرَةnoun

1.
its freshness and beauty (of the world)both
its freshness and beauty (of the world)
2.
its blossom (of plants)both
its blossom (of plants)

زَهْرَة (بالتسكين)noun

1.
freshness, beautyclassical
The freshness and beauty of something, particularly in its prime.

الزَّهْرَة (بالتحريك)noun

1.
bloom, blossomboth
The flower or bloom of a plant.

الزُّهْرَة (بالضم)noun

1.
whitenessclassical
Whiteness, particularly a pure or fine white color.

الزُّهْرَةname

1.
a starboth
a star

الزُّهَرَةname

1.
a starboth
a star

زَهَرَverb

1.
to bloom, to blossomboth
The act of a plant producing its flowers or blooms.
2.
to shine, to be radiantboth
To emit light or be bright and luminous.

زُهُورًاnoun

1.
bloomingboth
The act or process of blooming.
2.
shiningboth
The act or process of shining or being radiant.

أَزْهَرَverb

1.
white, bright-facedboth
white, bright-faced
2.
its blossom appeared (the plant)both
its blossom appeared (the plant)

أَزْهَرadjective

1.
white, bright-facedboth
white, bright-faced
2.
its blossom appeared (the plant)both
its blossom appeared (the plant)

أَزْهَر (النبت)verb

1.
to show its bloomboth
When a plant begins to show its flowers or bloom.

الأَزْهَرadjective

1.
the bright oneboth
the bright one

الأَزْهَرَانnoun

1.
the sun and the moonboth
the sun and the moon

زَهْرَاءadjective

1.
a bright, fair womanboth
a bright, fair woman

المُزْهِرnoun

1.
the lute that is playedboth
the lute that is played

ازْدَهَرَverb

1.
to flourish, to thriveboth
To prosper, grow vigorously, and be in a state of flourishing.
2.
to preserve, to keepclassical
To hold onto something carefully, to preserve it, or to keep it safe.

Parallel reading

وزهرة الدنيا بالتسكين: غضارتها وحسنها.

And Zuhrah (with sukun): its freshness and its beauty.

وزهرة النبات أيضا: نوره.

And the zuhrah of a plant is also its bloom.

وكذلك الزهرة بالتحريك.

And likewise is the zaharah (with harakah).

والزهرة بالضم: البياض، عن يعقوب.

And az-Zuhrah (with dammah): whiteness, according to Ya'qub.

يقال: أزهر بين الزهرة، وهو بياض عتق.

It is said: 'He is azhar between the zuhrah,' meaning pure whiteness.

والزهرة بفتح الهاء: نجم من قال الراجز: قد وكلتني طلتى بالسمسره * وأيقظتني لطلوع الزهرة

And az-Zahrah (with fatha): a star. As the poet said: 'My companion has entrusted me with the marketplace * And awakened me for the rising of az-Zahrah.'

وزهرت النار زهورا: أضاءت، وأزهرتها أنا.

And the fire zaharit (bloomed/shone) zuhurًا (blooming/shining); and I azhartuha (made it bloom/shine).

يقال: زهرت بك ناري، أي قويت بك وكثرت، مثل وريت بك زنادي.

It is said: 'My fire zaharit with you,' meaning it became strong and abundant because of you, like 'I ignited my tinder with you.'

والأزهر: النير.

And al-Azhar: the luminous.

ويسمى القمر الازهر

And the moon is called al-Azhar.

ابن السكيت: الازهران: الشمس والقمر.

Ibn al-Sikkit said: Al-Azharan: the sun and the moon.

ورجل أزهر، أي أبيض مشرق الوجه، والمرأة زهراء.

And a man is azhar, meaning white and radiant of face, and a woman is zahra'.

ويسمى الثور الوحشي أزهر، والبقرة زهراء.

And the wild bull is called azhar, and the cow zahra'.

قال قيس بن الخطيم: تمشى كمشى زهراء في دمث ال‍ * - رواض إلى الحزن دونها الجرف

Qais bin Al-Khatim said: 'She walks like a zahra' walking in the soft * ground towards the desert, the cliff being before her.'

وأزهر النبت: ظهر زهره.

And the plant azharat: its bloom appeared.

والمزهر (1) : العود الذى يضرب به.

And al-Muzhir: the lute which is played.

ولازدهار بالشئ: الاحتفاظ به.

And lazdihār bi-sh-shay': to preserve it.

وفى الحديث أنه أوصى أبا قتادة بالاناء الذى توضأ منه فقال: " ازدهر بهذا، فإن له شأنا "، أي احتفظ به ولا تضيعه.

And in the hadith, he advised Abu Qatadah concerning the vessel from which he performed ablution, saying: 'Azdihār with this, for it has significance,' meaning preserve it and do not lose it.