ذرع

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of measuring, particularly with the forearm (ذراع), and by extension, the act of reaching or extending. It also encompasses notions of capacity, ability, and sometimes, excessive action or speech.

Derived headwords

ذِرَاعnoun

1.
the arm, it can be masculine or feminineboth
the arm, it can be masculine or feminine

ذَرَعَverb

1.
he measured the garment and other things (from the verb pattern of qaṭaʿa)both
he measured the garment and other things (from the verb pattern of qaṭaʿa)

ذَرْعnoun

1.
he measured the garment and other things (from the verb pattern of qaṭaʿa)both
he measured the garment and other things (from the verb pattern of qaṭaʿa)

ذَرْعًاnoun

1.
capacityboth
Capacity or ability to endure or cope with something; often used in the negative to express inability.

ذَرِيعَةnoun

1.
meansboth
A means, way, or method to achieve something; a pretext or excuse.
2.
pretextboth
A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
3.
shieldclassical
A shield used by a hunter to conceal themselves while hunting.

تَذْرِيعnoun

1.
strangulationclassical
The act of strangling or choking someone.
2.
excessive talkclassical
Speaking excessively or immoderately.
3.
swinging armsclassical
The movement or swinging of the arms, especially while walking.

مَذْرُوعadjective

1.
measurableclassical
Something that can be measured.

مِذْرَاعnoun

1.
wastelandclassical
Barren lands or desolate areas situated between cultivated regions and the desert.
2.
palm trees near housesclassical
Palm trees that grow close to human dwellings.
3.
animal's legsclassical
The legs or limbs of an animal.

مَذْرَعadjective

1.
black-spottedclassical
A bull or ox that has black spots on its pasterns (ankles).

مُذَرَّعadjective

1.
rain reaching a cubit deepclassical
Rain that has penetrated the earth to the depth of a cubit.
2.
noble parentageclassical
An animal whose mother is of higher status or nobility than its father.

أَذْرَعَverb

1.
to speak excessivelyclassical
To speak excessively or immoderately.

أَذْرُعnoun

1.
forearmsboth
Plural of ذراع (forearm).

ذَرِيعadjective

1.
fast, quickboth
fast, quick

أَذْرَعَاتname

1.
a place in Syria to which red camels are attributedboth
a place in Syria to which red camels are attributed

ذَرَعَاتadjective

1.
swift-footedclassical
Describing limbs or legs that are swift.

Parallel reading

والذراع: ذراع الأسد، وهما كوكبان نيران ينزلهما القمر.

And the forearm: the forearm of the lion, and they are two fiery constellations that the moon descends upon.

والذراع: سمة في ذراع البعير.

And the forearm: a brand mark on the forearm of a camel.

وهو مني على حبل الذراع، أي معد حاضر.

And he is from me on the rope of the forearm, meaning ready and present.

والذراع: ما يذرع به.

And the forearm: what is used for measuring.

ويقال لصدر القناة: ذراع العامل.

And the front of the channel is called the forearm of the worker.

إلى مشرب بين الذراعين بارد

To a cool drinking place between the two forearms (or two hills).

وقد ذرعت الثوب وغيره ذرعا.

And he measured the garment and other things with a measure.

وذرعه القئ، أي سبقه وغلبه.

And vomiting overcame him, meaning it preceded and overpowered him.

أبطرت فلانا ذرعه، أي كلفته أكثر من طوقه.

You have exhausted so-and-so's capacity, meaning you have tasked him with more than he can bear.

ويقال ضقت بالأمر ذرعا، إذا لم تطقه ولم تقو عليه.

And it is said, 'I was constrained by the matter with my forearm,' meaning you could not bear it nor had the strength for it.

وإن بات وحشا ليلة لم يضق بها ذراعا ولم يصبح لها وهو خاشع

And if he spends a night in the wild, he does not feel constrained by it, nor does he become humble towards it.

اقصد بذرعك، أي اربع على نفسك.

Be moderate in your measure, meaning restrain yourself.

والذراع: الزق الصغير يسلخ من قبل الذراع، والجمع ذوارع، وهي للشراب.

And the forearm: the small waterskin, skinned from the forearm area, and its plural is dhawari', and it is for drinks.

ذرعه تذريعا، أي خنقه.

He strangled him with tadhree'an, meaning he choked him.

والذرع بالتحريك: الطمع.

And al-dhar' (with vowelization) is greed.

وقد يقود الذرع الوحشيا

And greed may lead the wild beast.

أذرعت البقرة فهي مذرع.

The cow gave birth to a young one, and she is a mother of a young one.

والإذراع أيضا: كثرة الكلام والإفراط فيه، وكذلك التذرع.

And al-idhraa' is also: excessive speech and going beyond limits in it, and likewise al-tadharrru'.

ترى قصد المران تلقى كأنها * تذرع خرصان بأيدي الشواطب

You see the straightness of the reeds, as if they are * measuring bundles by the hands of the woodcutters.

والمذرع بكسر الراء مشددة: المطر الذي يرسخ في الأرض قدر ذراع.

And al-madhru' (with a stressed kasra on the ra): the rain that penetrates the earth to the depth of a cubit.

والمذرع: الذي أمه أشرف من أبيه، هذا بفتح الراء.

And al-madhri' (with a fatha on the ra): one whose mother is nobler than his father.

وبالهدايا إذا احمرت مذارعها * في يوم ذبح وتشريق وتنحار

And with the gifts when their legs turn red * on the day of sacrifice, festival, and slaughter.

وقد تذرع فلان بذريعة، أي توسل

And so-and-so sought a means, meaning he sought a way.

وفرس ذريع: واسع الخطو بين الذراعة.

And a dharie' horse: wide-striding between the forearms (or strides).

وقتل ذريع، أي سريع، يقال: قتلوهم أذرع قتل.

And a dharie' killing, meaning swift, it is said: they killed them with a swift killing.

فما إن رحيق سبتها التجا * ر من أذرعات فوادى جدر

It is not a pure wine that the merchants brought * from Adhru'aat and the valley of Jadhr.

ومن العرب من لا ينون أذرعات، يقول هذه أذرعات، ورأيت أذرعات بكسر التاء بغير تنوين.

And some of the Arabs do not inflect Adhru'aat, saying 'this is Adhru'aat', and 'I saw Adhru'aat' with a kasra on the ta without tanween.