جكر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to persistence, insistence, and importunity, particularly in the context of bargaining or making a request. It also includes a proper noun and a diminutive form.

Derived headwords

الجكيرةnoun

1.
diminutive of insistenceclassical
A diminutive form referring to insistence or importunity. It is noted as being omitted by Al-Jawhari and defined by Ibn Al-Arabi as 'insistence' or 'obstinacy'.

جكرverb

1.
to be insistentboth
To be persistent, insistent, or importunate, especially in a request or negotiation.

جكراnoun

1.
insistenceboth
The act of being insistent, persistent, or importunate. This is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'jakkara'.

جكارname

1.
male nameboth
A proper name for a man.

أجكرverb

1.
to be insistent in sellingclassical
To be insistent or persistent in the context of a sale, likely meaning to press for a deal or a specific price.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن الإعرابي: هي تصغير الجكرة: اللحاحة

Al-Jawhari omitted it, and Ibn Al-Arabi said: it is the diminutive of 'jakkara': insistence.

ونص نوادر بن الأعرابي: اللجاجة

And the text of Ibn Al-Arabi's 'Nawadir' states: obstinacy.

وقد جكر، كفرح، يجكر جكرا: لج

And he 'jakkara', as in 'faraha', 'yujakkiru' 'jakkaran': he was insistent.

وجكار ككتان: إسم رجل

And 'jakkar' like 'kattan': is the name of a man.

وقال ابن الأعرابي في موضع آخر: أجكر الرجل إذا ألح في البيع

And Ibn Al-Arabi said in another place: A man 'ajkkara' if he is insistent in selling.

وقد جكر كذالك

And he was insistent likewise.

ونقل شيخنا عن المصباح أن الكاف والجيم لا يجتمعان في كلمة عربية إلا قولهم: رجل جكر، وما تصرف منها

And our Sheikh transmitted from Al-Misbah that the letters Kaf and Jim do not meet in an Arabic word except their saying: a man 'jakar', and what is derived from it.