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ضطر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a large, imposing man who lacks strength or capability. It also extends to terms for such individuals and their collective groups, sometimes with a negative connotation regarding their fighting prowess or armament.

Derived headwords

الضَيْطَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Huge, incapable manclassical

    A man who is large and imposing in stature but possesses no strength or ability.

الضَوْطَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Huge, incapable manclassical

    Similar to الضيطر, referring to a large man lacking strength or capability.

الضَوْطَرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Huge, incapable manclassical

    Another variant referring to a large man who is incapable or lacks strength.

الضَيْطَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Huge, incapable manclassical

    A term for a large, imposing man who is ineffective or lacks power.

الضَيْطَارُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of huge, incapable menclassical

    The plural form of الضيطار, referring to a group of large, ineffective men.

الضَيَاطِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of huge, incapable menclassical

    A plural form, similar to الضيطارون, denoting a group of large, ineffective individuals.

Parallel reading

الرجل الضخم الذي لا غناء عنده.
A huge man who has no capability.
وكذلك الضوطر والضوطرى.
And likewise is الضوطر and الضوطرى.
تعدون عقر النيب أفضل مجدكم * بنى ضوطرى لولا الكمي المقنعا
You consider the hamstringing of she-camels the best of your glory, O sons of الضوطرى, were it not for the armored warrior.
يريد: هلا الكمى.
He means: if only the armored warrior (were present).
وكذلك الضيطار، والجمع الضيطارون.
And likewise is الضيطار, and its plural is الضيطارون.
تعرض ضيطارو فعالة دوننا
The الضيطار of فعالة presented themselves before us.
وما خير ضيطار يقلب مسطحا
And what good is a الضيطار who wields a flat piece of wood (as a weapon)?
يقول تعرض لنا هؤلاء القوم ليقاتلونا، وليسوا بشئ لانه لا سلاح معهم سوى المسطح.
He says they presented themselves to us to fight us, and they are nothing because they have no weapon with them except a flat piece of wood.
وفعالة: كناية عن خزاعة.
And فعالة is a metaphor for Khuzā'ah (a tribe).
وكذلك الضياطرة، مثل بيطار ويباطرة.
And likewise is الضياطرة, like بيطار and يباطرة.
وتلحق خيل لا هوادة بينها * وتشقى الرماح بالضياطرة الحمر
And cavalry follow, with no quarter between them, and the spears are burdened by the red الضياطرة.
أراد: وتشقى الضياطرة بالرماح، فقلبه.
He intended: and the الضياطرة are burdened by the spears, and he reversed the order.