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غزر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of abundance, particularly in relation to milk production. It extends to general plenty and the act of increasing or causing abundance.

Derived headwords

الغزارةnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance, plentyboth

    abundance, plenty

غزرverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantboth

    To be plentiful or abundant in quantity.

غزرverb
  1. 1.
    to have much milkboth

    Specifically used for a female camel (ناقة) to have an abundance of milk.

غزيرadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant, plentifulboth

    abundant, plentiful

غزارةnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance (of milk)both

    The state of having abundant milk, used as a masdar for the verb 'to have much milk'.

غزرnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance (of milk)classical

    A noun referring to the abundance of milk, similar to غزارة.

غزرnoun
  1. 1.
    camels with much milkclassical

    A plural noun referring to camels that have abundant milk.

أعزرverb
  1. 1.
    to have abundant camelsclassical

    A verb form indicating that a group of people (قوم) possess camels that are abundant in number or yield much milk.

التغزيرnoun
  1. 1.
    leaving milk between milkingsclassical

    The practice of not milking a female camel for a period between two milking sessions, done when her milk supply is diminishing.

Parallel reading

الغزارة: الكثرة.
Abundance: plenty.
وقد غزر الشئ بالضم، يغزر، فهو غزير.
And a thing may become abundant (ghazara, yaghzuru), so it is abundant (ghazir).
وغزرت الناقة أيضا: كثر لبنها غزارة، فهي غزير، ونوق غزار.
And a she-camel also had abundant milk (ghazirat): her milk became plentiful (ghazaratan), so she is one with abundant milk (ghazir), and she-camels are those with abundant milk (ghuzar).
والاسم الغزر مثال الضرب، والجمع غزر مثل جون وجون، وأذن حشر وآذان حشر.
And the noun (for abundance of milk) is al-ghazr, like the pattern of al-darb, and its plural is ghuzr, like jun and jun, and udhun hashar and adhān hashar.
وأعزر القوم: غزرت إبلهم.
And the people had abundant camels/milk (a'zara): their camels were abundant (ghazurat).
والتغزير: أن تدع حلبة ms0565 بين حلبتين، وذلك إذا أدبر لبن الناقة.
And al-taghzir: is to leave a milking between two milkings, and that is when the she-camel's milk is diminishing.