عتر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root عتر primarily relates to origins, lineage, and foundational elements. It extends to concepts of plants, adornments, and specific sacrificial practices, as well as physical actions like shaking or trembling.

Derived headwords

العترnoun

1.
originboth
The fundamental source or beginning of something.
2.
plantclassical
A type of plant used for medicinal purposes, similar to marjoram.
3.
necklaceclassical
A necklace made with musk and perfumes.
4.
offspringboth
A person's descendants and close relatives.
5.
worstclassical
The worst or most wicked of teeth.
6.
part of a shovelclassical
The crossbar in the handle of a shovel on which the digger rests their foot.
7.
sacrificeclassical
The 'Atirah', a sheep sacrificed in the month of Rajab to idols.

عترةnoun

1.
offspringboth
A person's descendants and close relatives.
2.
small treeclassical
A small tree, with the singular being 'utrah'.

عتيرةnoun

1.
sacrificeclassical
A sheep sacrificed in the month of Rajab to idols.

عترverb

1.
to sacrificeclassical
To slaughter the 'Atirah sacrifice.
2.
to trembleclassical
To shake or tremble, as a spear does.

يعترverb

1.
to sacrificeclassical
He sacrifices the 'Atirah.
2.
to trembleclassical
It shakes or trembles.

عترmasdar

1.
sacrificingclassical
The act of sacrificing the 'Atirah.
2.
tremblingclassical
The act of shaking or trembling.

عتراناmasdar

1.
tremblingclassical
The act of shaking or trembling.

Parallel reading

عادت لعترها لميس

Lamees returned to her origin.

أي رجعت إلى أصلها

Meaning, she returned to her original state.

يضرب لمن رجع إلى خلق كان قد تركه

It is said about one who returns to a disposition they had abandoned.

العتر أيضا: نبت يتداوى به: مثل المرزنجوش

Al-'utr also refers to a plant used for medicine, like marjoram.

لا بأس للمحرم أن يتداوى بالسنا والعتر

There is no harm for one in the state of Ihram to treat themselves with Senna and Al-'utr.

قال أبو عبيد: العتر شجر صغار، واحدتها عترة

Abu Ubaid said: Al-'utr are small trees, the singular of which is 'utrah.

والعترة أيضا: قلادة تعجن بالمسك والأفاويه

And Al-'utrah also refers to a necklace made with musk and perfumes.

وعترة الرجل: نسله ورهطه الأدنون

And the 'utrah of a man refers to his offspring and closest kin.

وعترة الأسنان: أشرها

And the 'utrah of teeth refers to the worst of them.

وعترة المسحاة: الخشبة المعترضة في نصابها يعتمد عليها الحافر برجله

And the 'utrah of a shovel is the crossbar in its handle on which the digger rests their foot.

والعتر أيضا: العتيرة، وهي شاة كانوا يذبحونها في رجب لآلهتهم

And Al-'utr also refers to Al-'Atirah, which is a sheep they used to slaughter in Rajab for their idols.

وقد عترالرجل يعتر عترا بالفتح، إذا ذبح العتيرة

And a man has performed 'atra (with fatha) if he has slaughtered the 'Atirah.

يقال: هذه أيام ترجيب وتعتار

It is said: These are days of Rajab and 'Atirah sacrifices.

فيعتر بدل الغنم ظباء

So he sacrifices gazelles instead of sheep.

عنتا باطلا وظلما كما تعتر عن حجرة الربيض الظباء

Committing falsehood and injustice, just as gazelles are startled from the enclosure of the resting herd.

وعتر الرمح: اضطرب واهتز، يعتر عترا وعترانا

And the spear 'atarah: it shook and trembled, it shakes and trembles, 'atran and 'utranan.