ظهر

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of the back, rear, or posterior. It extends to meanings of support, assistance, appearance, and the time of day after noon. Derived terms cover physical locations, abstract concepts of backing and help, and temporal references.

Derived headwords

الظَّهْرnoun

1.
the opposite of the bellyboth
the opposite of the belly
2.
the back of a riding animalboth
the back of a riding animal
3.
the land routeboth
the land route
4.
after middayboth
after midday

ظَهَرَverb

1.
it became clearboth
it became clear
2.
he overcame someoneboth
he overcame someone
3.
he committed ẓihār with herboth
he committed ẓihār with her

ظَهِيرadjective

1.
helper, supporterboth
One who provides assistance or support.
2.
strong (animal)classical
Describing a camel or other animal as being strong and capable.

ظَاهِرadjective

1.
he committed ẓihār with his wifeboth
he committed ẓihār with his wife

الظَّهِيرَةnoun

1.
midday heatboth
midday heat

مُظْهِرnoun

1.
strong manclassical
A man with a strong back, implying physical strength.
2.
person's nameclassical
A proper name for a male.

أَظْهَرَverb

1.
'aẓhara' with shaddah means 'ẓafira' (triumphed)both
'aẓhara' with shaddah means 'ẓafira' (triumphed)
2.
he made it clearboth
he made it clear
3.
he traveled at middayboth
he traveled at midday

المُظَاهَرَةnoun

1.
mutual assistanceboth
mutual assistance

التَّظَاهُرnoun

1.
mutual assistanceboth
mutual assistance

ظَهْرِيّadjective

1.
neglected, set asideclassical
Something that is put behind one's back, meaning forgotten or disregarded.
2.
prepared for needclassical
An animal kept in reserve for a specific need or occasion.

ظَهْرَانnoun

1.
two days, daysclassical
A period of two days or several days.
2.
rear, backclassical
The rear or back part.

ظَهْرِيَّةnoun

1.
rear, behindclassical
The position behind one's back.

ظَاهِرَةnoun

1.
prominent (eye)classical
Describing eyes that are bulging or prominent.
2.
disappearing, goneclassical
An affair or matter that is removed or has passed away.
3.
daily wateringclassical
The practice of camels drinking water every day at noon.
4.
dryness of plantsclassical
The state of the earth's vegetation becoming dry.
5.
high groundclassical
Elevated areas of land.

ظَهْرَةnoun

1.
household goodsclassical
The belongings or possessions of a household.
2.
group, retinueclassical
A person's followers or companions.

ظِهَارnoun

1.
part of a featherclassical
The part of a feather made from the back of the quill.
2.
oath of 'zihar'classical
The pronouncement by a husband that his wife is to him as his mother's back, a form of pre-Islamic divorce.

ظِهَارَةnoun

1.
opposite of liningclassical
The outer layer or surface, as opposed to the lining.

ظَاهِر بَيْن ثَوْبَيْنphrase

1.
to layer, to matchclassical
To place one garment over another, or to match them.

ظَاهَرَverb

1.
he committed ẓihār with his wifeboth
he committed ẓihār with his wife

تَظَهَّرَverb

1.
he committed ẓihār with herboth
he committed ẓihār with her

اسْتَظْهَرَ بِهِverb

1.
to seek help fromboth
To rely on someone or something for support or assistance.

اسْتَظْهَرَ الشَّيْءverb

1.
to memorizeboth
To commit something to memory, to learn it by heart.

مُظْهَر (بفتح الهاء)adjective

1.
strong-backedclassical
A man possessing great physical strength, particularly in the back.

مُظْهَر (بتخفيف الهاء)adjective

1.
arriving at noonclassical
Someone who arrives during the afternoon hours.

مُظْهَر (بكسر الهاء)name

1.
male nameclassical
A proper name for a man.

ظَهْرَانَيْنnoun

1.
two days, daysclassical
A period of two days or several days.

ظَهْرَانِيهِمnoun

1.
with the 'nūn' vowelized with fatḥaboth
with the 'nūn' vowelized with fatḥa

ظَهْرِيًّاnoun

1.
behind one's backclassical
An object or matter placed behind one's back, signifying neglect or disregard.

ظَهْرِيّadjective

1.
related to the backboth
Pertaining to the back or rear.

ظَهْرnoun

1.
it became clearboth
it became clear
2.
he overcame someoneboth
he overcame someone
3.
he committed ẓihār with herboth
he committed ẓihār with her

ظُهَارnoun

1.
part of a featherclassical
The part of a feather made from the back of the quill.

Parallel reading

لا تجعل حاجتي بظهر

Do not neglect my need.

وبنو فلان مظهرون، إذا كان لهم ظهر ينقلون عليه

And the people of so-and-so are 'muthhirun' if they have mounts to carry them.

والظهر: الجانب القصير من الريش

And 'al-ẓahr' is the short side of a feather.

وأقران الظهر: اللذين يجيئون من وراء ظهرك في الحرب

And 'aqran al-ẓahr' are those who come from behind your back in war.

هو نازل بين ظهريهم وظهرانيهم

He is staying among them and their rear.

لقيته بين الظهرانين

I met him between the two days (or days).

والظهر، بالضم: بعد الزوال، ومنه صلاة الظهر

And 'al-ẓuhr', with damma, is after the zenith, and from it is the noon prayer.

والظهيرة: الهاجرة

And 'al-ẓahīrah' is the midday heat.

والظهير: المعين

And 'al-ẓahīr' is the helper.

وإنما لم يجمعه لأن فعيل وفعول قد يستوي فيهما المذكر والمؤنث والجمع

And it was not pluralized because 'fa'īl' and 'fa'ūl' can be equal for masculine, feminine, and plural.

يقال بعير ظهير بين الظهارة، إذا كان قويا

It is said a camel is 'ẓahīr' (strong) if it is powerful.

والبعير الظهري بالكسر: العدة للحاجة إن احتيج إليه

And 'al-ẓahrī', with kasra, is the reserve for a need if it is needed.

واتخذتموه وراءكم ظهريا

And you have taken it behind your backs as something neglected.

وفلان ظهرتي على فلان، وأنا ظهرتك على هذا الأمر، أي عونك

So-and-so is my support against so-and-so, and I supported you in this matter, meaning your helper.

والظاهر: خلاف الباطن

And 'al-ẓāhir' is the opposite of 'al-bāṭin'.

هذا أمر ظاهر عنك عاره، أي زائل

This is a matter whose shame has passed from you, meaning gone.

وعيرها الواشون أني أحبها وتلك شكاة ظاهر عنك عازها

And the slanderers taunted her that I love her, and that is a complaint that has passed from you.

ظهر فلان بحاجتي، إذا استخف بها وجعلها بظهر

So-and-so disregarded my need, if he belittled it and put it aside.

وجعلها ظهرية، أي خلف ظهر

And he made it 'ẓahriyyah', meaning behind his back.

وجدنا بني البرصاء من ولد الظهر

We found the children of Al-Barṣā' from the offspring of those who are neglected.

وأن ترد الإبل كل يوم نصف النهار

And for the camels to drink every day at noon.

هاجت ظواهر الارض، أي يبس بقلها

The surfaces of the earth have become dry, meaning their vegetation has dried up.

والظواهر أشراف الارض

And 'al-ẓawāhir' are the high grounds of the earth.

وقريش الظواهر: الذين ينزلون ظاهر مكة

And Quraish al-ẓawāhir are those who encamp on the outskirts of Mecca.

والظهرة: متاع البيت

And 'al-ẓharah' is the household goods.

وجاء فلان في ظهرته، أي في قومه وناهضته

And so-and-so came with his retinue, meaning with his people and his supporters.

ظهر الرجل بالكسر، إذا اشتكى ظهره، فهو ظهر

A man 'ẓahara', with kasra, if he complains of his back, then he is 'ẓahir'.

وظهر الشئ بالفتح ظهورا: تبين

And a thing 'ẓahara', with fatha, 'ẓuhūran': it became clear.

وظهرت على الرجل: غلبته

And you 'ẓaharta' upon the man: you overcame him.

وظهرت البيت: علوته

And you 'ẓaharta' the house: you ascended it.

وأظهرت بفلان: أعلنت به

And you 'aẓharta' with so-and-so: you announced him.

وأظهره الله على عدوه

And Allah made him victorious over his enemy.

وأظهرت الشئ: بينته

And you 'aẓharta' the thing: you made it clear.

وأظهرنا، أي سرنا في وقت الظهر

And we 'aẓharnā', meaning we traveled at the time of noon.

والمظاهرة: المعاونة

And 'al-muẓāharah' is cooperation.

والتظاهر: التعاون

And 'al-taẓāhur' is cooperation.

وتظاهر القوم أيضا: تدابروا، كأنه ولى كل واحد منهم ظهره الى صاحبه

And the people also 'taẓāharū': they turned their backs on each other, as if each one turned his back to his companion.

واستظهر به، أي استعان به

And he sought support from him, meaning he relied on him.

واستظهر الشئ، أي حفظه وقرأه ظاهرا

And he 'istaẓhara' the thing, meaning he memorized it and read it openly.

في ريش السهام الظهار بالضم، وهو ما جعل من ظهر عسيب الريشة

In the feathers of arrows, 'al-ẓihār', with damma, is what is made from the back of the feather's shaft.

والظهران: الجانب القصير من الريش

And 'al-ẓahrān' is the short side of the feather.

والبطنان: الجانب الطويل

And 'al-baṭnān' is the long side.

رش سهمك بظهران ولا ترشه ببطنان

Fletch your arrow with 'ẓahrān' and do not fletch it with 'baṭnān'.

والظهارة بالكسر: نقيض البطانة

And 'al-ẓihārah', with kasra, is the opposite of the lining.

وظاهر بين ثوبين، أي طارق بينهما وطابق

And he 'ẓāhara' between two garments, meaning he layered them and matched them.

والظهار: قول الرجل لامرأته: أنت علي كظهر أمي

And 'al-ẓihār' is a man saying to his wife: 'You are to me like my mother's back'.

وقد ظاهر من امرأته، وتظهر من امرأته، وظهر من امرأته تظهيرا، كله بمعنى

And he has practiced 'ẓihār' with his wife, and 'taẓahhara' from his wife, and 'ẓahara' from his wife 'taẓhīran', all meaning the same.

أتانا فلان مظهرا، أي في وقت الظهيرة

So-and-so came to us 'muẓhiran', meaning at the time of noon.

ومننه سمى الرجل مظهرا بالتخفيف

And from this, a man is named 'muẓhar' with abbreviation.