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مير

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns provisions, food, and the act of procuring or supplying them. It extends to the idea of bringing good or sustenance, and by extension, any form of benefit or goodness.

Derived headwords

الميرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Provisions, foodboth

    Food that a person procures or obtains for sustenance.

مارverb
  1. 1.
    it moved, came and wentboth

    it moved, came and went

  2. 2.
    he provided food for his familyboth

    he provided food for his family

يميرهمverb
  1. 1.
    He supplies them provisionsboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to supply provisions', referring to the act of providing sustenance.

ميراnoun
  1. 1.
    Supplying provisionsboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'to supply provisions', denoting the act itself.

الامتيارnoun
  1. 1.
    Procuring provisionsboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'to procure provisions', signifying the act of seeking or obtaining sustenance.

ميارnoun
  1. 1.
    Supplier of provisionsboth

    One who supplies provisions, a provisioner.

  2. 2.
    Goodness, benefitclassical

    In a figurative sense, something that brings goodness or benefit.

ميارةnoun
  1. 1.
    Suppliers of provisionsboth

    A collective noun or plural referring to those who supply provisions.

Parallel reading

الطعام يمتاره الإنسان
Food that a person procures.
وقد مار أهله يميرهم ميرا
And he supplied his family with provisions, supplying them with sustenance.
ما عنده خير ولا مير
He has no good nor provisions.
والامتيار مثله
And 'al-imtiyar' is similar.
مثل كافر وكفار
Like 'kafir' and 'kuffar'.
مثل رجالة
Like 'rijalah'.
نحن ننتظر ميارتنا وميارنا
We are waiting for our provisions and our provisioners.