ظرر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sharp, cutting stones or rocks, often with a knife-like edge. It extends to describe land that is stony or rugged due to such formations, and also refers to a type of mournful or desolate place.

Derived headwords

الظَّرَرnoun

1.
sharp stoneboth
A stone that has a sharp edge, similar to the edge of a knife.

ظِرَارnoun

1.
sharp stones (pl.)both
The plural form of ظَرَر (ẓarar), referring to multiple sharp stones.

ظِرَانnoun

1.
sharp stones (pl.)both
Another plural form of ظَرَر (ẓarar), also referring to multiple sharp stones.

مُظَرَّةadjective

1.
stony landboth
Describing land that is abundant with sharp stones (ظران).

الظَّرِيرadjective

1.
desolate placeclassical
An adjective used to describe a place that is mournful, desolate, or sorrowful.

أَظِرَّةnoun

1.
desolate places (pl.)classical
The plural form of الظَّرِير (al-ẓarīr), referring to multiple desolate or mournful places.

ظِرَانnoun

1.
desolate places (pl.)classical
Another plural form, used for الظَّرِير (al-ẓarīr), referring to desolate or mournful places.

Parallel reading

الظَّرَر: حجر له حد كحد السكين.

Al-ẓarar: A stone that has an edge like the edge of a knife.

والجمع ظرار، مثل رطب ورطاب.

And the plural is ẓirār, like (the plural of) rutb (moist) is ruṭāb.

وربع ورباع، وظران أيضا مثل صرد وصردان.

And ruba' (a quarter) and rubā', and ẓirān also, like ṣurad (a type of bird) and ṣuradān.

بجسرة تنجل الظران ناجية

With a strong she-camel, clearing the sharp stones, safe.

إذا توقد في الديمومة الظرر

When the sharp stones become prominent in the barren land.

وأرض مظرة، بفتح الميم والظاء: ذات ظران.

And land muẓarrah, with a fatḥa on the mīm and the ẓāʼ: possessing ẓirān (stony ground).

والظرير: نعت للمكان الحزن،

And al-ẓarīr: an adjective for a mournful place,

ومعه أظرة وظران، مثل رغيف وأرغفة ورغفان.

And its plural is aẓirrah and ẓirān, like raghīf (loaf) and arghifah and raghfān.