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خذر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to hiding, concealment, and being hidden. It also extends to concepts of being hidden from authority or debt, and potentially to a specific type of bird.

Derived headwords

الْخَذْرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    concealmentclassical

    The state or act of being hidden or concealed.

الْخَذْرُوفُnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of birdclassical

    A specific kind of bird, mentioned in relation to the root.

خَذِيرَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    diminutive of 'al-khadhrah'classical

    The diminutive form of 'al-khadhrah', implying a small instance of concealment.

الْخَاذِرُadjective
  1. 1.
    hiddenclassical

    One who is hidden or concealed, particularly from a ruler or a creditor.

Parallel reading

الخذرة، بالضم
Al-khadhrah, with dammah.
وإعجام الذال
And the dotting of the dhal.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هي الخذروف
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: it is al-khadhroof.
وتصغيرها خذيرة
And its diminutive is khadheerah.
والخاذِر: المستتر من سلطان أو غريم
And al-khadhir: the one hidden from a ruler or a creditor.
نقله الأزهري عن أبي عمرو
Al-Azhari transmitted it from Abu Amr.