عقر

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

The root عقر primarily relates to wounding, striking, or damaging, often to the point of incapacitation or destruction. It extends to concepts of infertility, immobility, and the core or origin of things, including land and abstract concepts.

Derived headwords

عَقَرَهُverb

1.
he wounded himboth
he wounded him

عَقِيرٌadjective

1.
woundedboth
wounded
2.
he is barrenboth
he is barren

عَقْرَىadjective

1.
plural of 'aqir (wounded)both
plural of 'aqir (wounded)
2.
barren horsesboth
barren horses

كَلْبٌ عَقُورٌadjective

1.
vicious dogboth
A dog that attacks or bites ferociously.

التَّعْقِيرُnoun

1.
wounding (intensive)classical
The act of wounding or striking, often implying a more severe or repeated action than 'عقر'.

العَقَاقِيرُnoun

1.
medicinal rootsboth
The roots of medicinal plants, used as ingredients in remedies.

عَقَارٌnoun

1.
singular of 'aqāqīrboth
singular of 'aqāqīr
2.
land, estates, and palm treesboth
land, estates, and palm trees
3.
meaning: possessions and toolsboth
meaning: possessions and tools
4.
wine (because it 'aqarat' the mind, or 'aqarat' the jar)both
wine (because it 'aqarat' the mind, or 'aqarat' the jar)

مَعْقَرٌname

1.
one who has much propertyboth
one who has much property

تَعَاقَرَاverb

1.
they competed in cripplingclassical
Two individuals competed in trying to cripple each other's camels.

المُعَاقَرَةُnoun

1.
rivalryclassical
A contest or competition, often involving insults or verbal abuse.
2.
insultingclassical
The act of exchanging insults or abusive language.
3.
habitual drinkingclassical
The persistent and excessive consumption of alcohol.

عَاقَرَهُverb

1.
to stick to himboth
To remain closely associated with someone or something; to be persistent.

عَقَرٌadjective

1.
he hamstrung the camel and the horse with the swordboth
he hamstrung the camel and the horse with the sword
2.
the saddle galled him, so he became galledboth
the saddle galled him, so he became galled

عَقَرَةٌadjective

1.
he wounded himboth
he wounded him

العُقْرَةُnoun

1.
contraceptive charmclassical
A charm or amulet worn by a woman around her waist to prevent conception.
2.
forgetfulnessclassical
Used metaphorically to mean forgetfulness, especially in the context of knowledge.

العَقَارُnoun

1.
land and propertyboth
Real estate, including houses, land, and date palm groves.
2.
household goodsboth
Furnishings and equipment within a house.

مُعْقِرٌadjective

1.
one who has much propertyboth
one who has much property

أَعْقَرَverb

1.
he became a possessor of propertyboth
he became a possessor of property
2.
he astonished himboth
he astonished him

العَقَارَاءُname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A place name mentioned in poetry.

العَقَارُnoun

1.
wineclassical
Intoxicating liquor, so named because it 'accompanies' the intellect or the skin of the vessel.

العَقَارِتُnoun

1.
red clothclassical
A type of red fabric.

العُقَيْرَةُnoun

1.
severed legclassical
A leg that has been cut off.
2.
raised voiceclassical
Figuratively, one's voice when raised in shouting or lamentation.

انْعَقَرَverb

1.
meaning: its legs were struckboth
meaning: its legs were struck

اعْتَقَرَverb

1.
that a man surrenders his limbs and cannot fight due to fear and astonishmentboth
that a man surrenders his limbs and cannot fight due to fear and astonishment

العَاقِرُadjective

1.
the woman who does not conceiveboth
the woman who does not conceive

العُقْرُnoun

1.
with two fathasboth
with two fathas
2.
the woman's dowry if she was deflowered due to a misconceptionboth
the woman's dowry if she was deflowered due to a misconception

عَقَرَتْverb

1.
it impaired the mindboth
it impaired the mind
2.
so I was astonished until I fell to the groundboth
so I was astonished until I fell to the ground
3.
the woman became barren, she becomes barren (with damma on the ayn): meaning she became barrenboth
the woman became barren, she becomes barren (with damma on the ayn): meaning she became barren

بَيْضَةُ العَقْرِnoun

1.
rooster's eggclassical
Figuratively, something rare or non-existent, like a rooster's egg.
2.
one-time giftclassical
A gift or occurrence that happens only once.

عَقْرُ النَّارِnoun

1.
center of the fireclassical
The middle or hottest part of a fire.

عَقْرُ الحَوْضِnoun

1.
rear of the watering placeclassical
The back part of a watering trough or basin where camels stand to drink.

الأَعْقَارُnoun

1.
watering places (pl.)classical
Plural of 'عقر الحوض', referring to the rear parts of watering places.

العَقَرَةُnoun

1.
camel that drinks from the rearclassical
A female camel that drinks only from the rear of the watering place.

العَقْرُnoun

1.
with two fathasboth
with two fathas
2.
the woman's dowry if she was deflowered due to a misconceptionboth
the woman's dowry if she was deflowered due to a misconception

عَقْرُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍnoun

1.
origin of everythingboth
The root, source, or foundation of anything.

عَقْرُ الدَّارِnoun

1.
foundation of the houseboth
The base or foundation of a dwelling.

عَنْقَرُ القَصَبِnoun

1.
base of the reedsclassical
The root or base of reeds, with an added 'nun'.

عَنْقَرُ الرَّجُلِnoun

1.
man's lineageclassical
A person's origin, lineage, or ancestry.

Parallel reading

عقره، أي جرحه

He wounded him, meaning he injured him.

فهو عقير، وقوم عقرى

He is wounded, and a people are wounded.

جدعا له وعقرا وحلقا!

May he be struck down, wounded, and have his throat cut!

والتعقير أكثر من العقر

And 'ta'qir' (intensive wounding) is more than 'aqr' (wounding).

والعقاقير: أصول الأدوية، واحدها عقار

And 'al-'aqaqir' are the roots of medicines; the singular is 'aqar'.

ومعقر: اسم شاعر

And Ma'qar is the name of a poet.

وتعاقرا إبلهما، أي عرقباها يتباريان في ذلك

And they crippled each other's camels, meaning they tried to disable them in competition.

والمعاقرة: المنافرة، والسباب، والهجاء

And 'al-mu'aqarah' is rivalry, insult, and satire.

وعاقره، أي لازمه

And he 'aqara-hu', meaning he stuck to him.

والمعاقرة: إدمان شرب الخمر

And 'al-mu'aqarah' is the habitual drinking of wine.

وسرج عقر وعقرة، أي معقر غير واق

And a saddle that is 'aqr' and 'aqarah', meaning unstable and slipping.

ولا يقال عقور إلا في ذي الروح

And 'aqur' is only said of a living being.

والعقرة أيضا: خرزة تشدها المرأة في حقويها لئلا تحبل

And 'al-'aqarah' is also an amulet that a woman ties around her waist to prevent pregnancy.

ومن قولهـم: " عقرة العلم النسيان "

And from their sayings: 'The impediment to knowledge is forgetfulness'.

والعقار بالفتح: الأرض والضياع والنخل

And 'al-'aqqar' (with fatha) is land, estates, and date palms.

ومنه قولهم: ماله دار ولا عقار

And from this is their saying: He has no house nor property.

ويقال أيضا: في البيت عقار حسن، أي متاع وأداة

And it is also said: In the house is good 'aqar', meaning furnishings and equipment.

والمعقر: الرجل الكثير العقار، وقد أعقر

And 'al-mu'qir' is the man with much property, and he has become 'a'qar' (rich in property).

والعقار بالضم: الخمر، سميت بذلك لأنها عاقرت العقل

And 'al-'uqqar' (with damma) is wine, so named because it 'accompanies' the intellect.

والعقيرة: الساق المقطوعة

And 'al-'aqirah' is the severed leg.

وقولهم: رفع فلان عقيرته، أي صوته

And their saying: So-and-so raised his 'aqirah', meaning his voice.

وعقرت البعير أو الفرس بالسيف، فانعقر إذا ضربت به قوائمه، فهو عقير وخيل عقرى

And I struck the camel or horse with the sword, and it became 'in'aqar' if you struck its limbs; it is 'aqir' and 'aqra' horses.

وعقرت النخلة، إذا قطعت رأسها كله مع الجمار، والاسم العقار

And I cut the palm tree, if you cut off its entire head with the pith; and the noun is 'al-'aqar'.

وعقرت ظهر البعير عقرا: أدبرته

And I struck the camel's back with 'aqr': I made it turn away.

وعقره السرج فانعقر واعتقر

And the saddle crippled him, so he became 'in'aqar' and 'i'taqar'.

وقولهم: عقرت بي، أي أطلت حبسي، كأنك عقرت بعيري فلا أقدر على السير

And their saying: 'Aqarat bi', meaning you prolonged my confinement, as if you crippled my camel so I cannot travel.

والعقر: أن تسلم الرجل قوائمه فلا يستطيع أن يقاتل من الفرق والدهش

And 'al-'aqr' is when a man's limbs are intact, yet he cannot fight due to fear and astonishment.

تقول منه: عقرت (بالكسر)، أي دهشت

From this you say: 'aqirta (with kasra), meaning you were astonished.

فعقرت حتى خررت إلى الارض

So I was stunned until I fell to the ground.

وأعقره غيره أدهشه

And another person 'a'qar-hu', meaning astonished him.

والعاقر: العظيم من الرمل لا ينبت شيئا

And 'al-'aqir' is the large sand dune that produces nothing.

والعاقر: المرأة التي لا تحبل

And 'al-'aqirah' is the woman who does not conceive.

ورجل عاقر أيضا: لا يولد له بين العقر بالضم

And a man is also 'aqir': he has no children, between 'al-'uqr' (infertility).

ويقال أيضا: لقحت الناقة عن عقر

And it is also said: The she-camel conceived from 'uqr' (barrenness).

وقد عقرت المرأة بالضم تعقر عقرا: صارت عاقرا

And the woman became 'aqarat' (with damma), she becomes 'aqir' (infertile).

والعقر أيضا: مهر المرأة إذا وطئت على شبهة

And 'al-'uqr' is also the bride-price of a woman if she is had intercourse with under a misconception.

وبيضة العقر - زعموا - هي بيضة الديك، لأنه يبيض في عمره بيضة واحدة إلى الطول ماهى، سميت بذلك لأن عذرة الجارية تختبر بها

And 'baydat al-'uqr' - they claim - is the rooster's egg, because he lays only one egg in his life; it is so named because a virgin's excrement is tested with it.

ومننه قولهم: كانت بيضة العقر، للعطية إذا كانت مرة واحدة

And from this is their saying: It was 'baydat al-'uqr', for a gift if it was a one-time occurrence.

وقال بعضهم: بيضة العقر، إنما هو كقولهم: بيض الانوق، والابلق العقوق، فهو مثل لما لا يكون

And some said: 'Baydat al-'uqr' is like their saying: the eggs of wild asses, and the disobedient piebald horse; it is a simile for what does not exist.

وعقر النار أيضا: وسطها ومعظمها

And 'aqr al-nar' is also its center and its main part.

كأن ظباتها عقر بعيج

As if their sword edges were the center of a wide fire.

وعقر الحوض: مؤخره حيث تقف الإبل إذا وردت

And 'aqr al-hawd' is its rear where the camels stand when they come to drink.

يقال: عقر وعقر: مثل عسر وعسر

It is said: 'aqr and 'uqr: like 'usr and 'usr.

فرماها في فرائصها * بإزاء الحوض أو عقره

So he struck her in her chest * opposite the watering place or its rear.

والعقرة: الناقة التي لا تشرب إلا من العقر

And 'al-'aqarah' is the she-camel that drinks only from the rear of the watering place.

والعقر، بالفتح: القصر، وكل بناء مرتفع

And 'al-'aqr' (with fatha) is the castle, and every elevated building.

كعقر الهاجري إذا بناه

Like the castle of al-Hajri when he built it.

والعقر: موضع ببابل قتل به يزيد بن المهلب يوم العقر

And 'al-'aqr' is a place in Babylon where Yazid ibn al-Muhallab was killed on the day of al-'Aqr.

وعقر كل شئ: أصله

And 'aqr kull shay' is its origin.

فقال الدار أصلها، وهو محلة القوم

So he said 'aqr al-dar is its foundation, and it is the dwelling place of the people.

وأهل المدينة يقولون: عقر الدار، بالضم

And the people of Medina say: 'uqr al-dar (with damma).

وعنقر القصب: أصله، بزيادة النون

And 'anqar al-qasab' is its origin, with an added 'nun'.

وعنقر الرجل: عنصره

And 'anqar al-rajul' is his lineage.