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دخر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of smallness, humility, and degradation. It describes a state of being diminished, insignificant, and subjected to humiliation or disgrace.

Derived headwords

دَخَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be small and humbleboth

    To become small in stature or significance, leading to a state of humility or subservience.

  2. 2.
    to be degradedboth

    To be brought low, humiliated, or disgraced.

دُخُورٌnoun
  1. 1.
    smallness and humilityboth

    The state of being small, insignificant, and humble.

  2. 2.
    degradation and humiliationboth

    The condition of being degraded, humiliated, or disgraced.

دَخَرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    smallness and humilityboth

    The state of being small, insignificant, and humble.

  2. 2.
    degradation and humiliationboth

    The condition of being degraded, humiliated, or disgraced.

الداخِرadjective
  1. 1.
    humble and degradedboth

    One who is small, insignificant, and subjected to humiliation or disgrace.

والداخر: الذليل المهان — The humble one: the abject and humiliated.
الدَّخَرnoun
  1. 1.
    bewildermentclassical

    A state of confusion or perplexity.

الدُّخُورnoun
  1. 1.
    smallness and humiliationboth

    The state of being small, insignificant, and subjected to humiliation or disgrace.

أَدْخَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make humble or degradedboth

    To cause someone to become small, insignificant, or humiliated.

داخِرُونadjective
  1. 1.
    humble and degraded (plural)both

    The state of being small, insignificant, and subjected to humiliation or disgrace, referring to a group of people.

وهم داخرون — and they are degraded.

Parallel reading

دَخَرَ الرَّجُلُ (كَمَنَعَ وَفَرِحَ دُخُورًا)، بِالضَّمِّ، مَصْدَرُ الأَوَّلِ عَلَى غَيْرِ قِيَاسٍ، وَدَخَرًا، مُحَرَّكَةً مَصْدَرُ الثَّانِي عَلَى القِيَاسِ: صَغُرَ وَذَلَّ
The man was small and humble (as in 'man'a' and 'fariha' with 'dukhuran'), with damma, the first masdar is irregular, and 'dakharan', with haraka, the second masdar is regular: he became small and humble.
وَالدَّاخِرُ: الذَّلِيلُ المَهَانُ
And the humble one: the abject and humiliated.
وَالدَّخَرُ: التَّحَيُّرُ
And 'ad-dakhar': bewilderment.
وَالدُّخُورُ: الصَّغَارُ وَالذُّلُّ
And 'ad-dukhur': smallness and humiliation.
وَأَدْخَرَهُ غَيْرُهُ
And another made him humble.
وَهُمْ دَاخِرُونَ
And they are degraded.
أَيْ صَاغِرُونَ
Meaning: submissive.
وَالْأَوَّلُ فَاخِرٌ، وَالْآخِرُ دَاخِرٌ
The first is boastful, and the latter is humble.