ظءر
Root entry · 16 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the concept of maternal affection, care, and nurturing, particularly in the context of animals like camels. It extends to the idea of fostering or adopting, and metaphorically, to reconciliation or softening of disposition.
Derived headwords
- 1.Wet nurseboth
A woman who breastfeeds and cares for a child that is not her own.
- 2.Foster motherboth
A woman who takes in and raises a child as her own, without necessarily breastfeeding.
- 1.Plural of الظئرboth
The plural form of 'wet nurse' or 'foster mother'.
- 1.Plural of الظئرboth
Another plural form of 'wet nurse' or 'foster mother'.
- 2.Female camel showing affectionboth
A female camel that shows affection or maternal instinct towards a young animal, especially one not her own.
- 1.Plural of الظئرboth
Yet another plural form of 'wet nurse' or 'foster mother'.
- 1.Plural of الظئرboth
A further plural form of 'wet nurse' or 'foster mother'.
- 1.To take as a wet nurse/foster motherclassical
To adopt or take in someone, particularly a child, to be cared for as if by a wet nurse or foster mother.
- 1.Taking as a wet nurse/foster motherclassical
The act of adopting or taking in someone to be cared for as if by a wet nurse or foster mother.
- 1.To nurse/foster (a child)both
To breastfeed or care for a child, acting as a wet nurse or foster mother.
- 1.To nurse/foster (a child)both
To breastfeed or care for a child, acting as a wet nurse or foster mother. This form is analogous to 'iẓlama'.
- 1.To show maternal affection (camel)both
A female camel showing affection or maternal instinct towards a young animal, especially one not her own.
- 1.Showing maternal affection (camel)both
Describing a female camel that has been made to show affection or maternal instinct towards a young animal not her own.
- 1.To soften towards/reconcileclassical
To be softened in disposition or moved towards reconciliation, often used metaphorically.
- 1.Showing maternal affection (camel)both
Describing a female camel that shows affection or maternal instinct, especially towards a young animal not her own. This can be transitive or intransitive.
- 1.Stones supporting a potclassical
The three stones used to support a cooking pot over a fire, so-called because they 'care for' or 'support' the ashes.
- 1.Inducing maternal affectionclassical
The act of treating a female camel with a substance (like 'ghamama') in its nose to induce maternal affection towards a young animal.
- 1.A specific defectclassical
A specific defect or mark on a camel, related to the process of inducing maternal affection, which could be grounds for returning a purchased animal.