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ضرك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to being blind, unfortunate, and poor. It describes a state of destitution and lack of fortune, often associated with blindness.

Derived headwords

ضَرِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    blindboth

    blind

ضَرِيكadjective
  1. 1.
    blindclassical

    Lacking the sense of sight.

  2. 2.
    wretched, poorclassical

    In a state of extreme poverty and misery.

ضُرَكَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    the unfortunate, the poorclassical

    A collective noun referring to people who are destitute and unfortunate.

ضَرَائِكnoun
  1. 1.
    the unfortunate, the poorclassical

    A collective noun referring to people who are destitute and unfortunate.

Parallel reading

الضريك: الضرير، وهو البائس الفقير
Ad-darīk: the blind, and he is the wretched poor.
ولا يصرف له فعل، لا يقولون ضركه في معنى ضره
And no verb is derived from it; they do not say 'ḍaraka' in the meaning of 'ḍarra' (to harm).
والجمع ضرائك وضركاء
And the plural is ḍarā'ik and ḍurakā'.
فغيث أنت للضركاء منا بسيبك حين تنجد أو تغور
You are a rain for the unfortunate among us with your bounty when you ascend or descend.
إذا لا تبض إلى الترا ئك والضرائك كف جازر
If the hand of a butcher does not reach out to the unfortunate and the destitute.