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دعر

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

The root 'دعر' primarily relates to corruption, فساد, and moral decay. It extends to describe things that are bad, defective, or unpleasant, such as wood that burns poorly or colors that are ugly. It also encompasses concepts of wickedness, treachery, and harmful behavior.

Derived headwords

دَعَرَ، كَفَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be corruptboth

    To be morally corrupt, wicked, or depraved.

  2. 2.
    to be bad/defectiveclassical

    To be defective or of poor quality, especially referring to wood that smokes but doesn't burn well.

دَعْرًاnoun
  1. 1.
    corruptionboth

    Moral corruption, wickedness, and depravity.

  2. 2.
    defectivenessclassical

    A state of being defective or of poor quality, particularly concerning wood.

دَعِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    corruptboth

    Morally corrupt, wicked, or depraved.

  2. 2.
    bad, defectiveclassical

    Bad, defective, or of poor quality, especially referring to wood that produces smoke without proper burning.

عودٌ دَعِرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    smoky woodclassical

    Wood that produces a lot of smoke but does not burn well, or is of poor quality.

دَعَرَ الزِّندَverb
  1. 1.
    to wear down by strikingclassical

    To strike a fire-starter (زند) repeatedly until its tip is worn down and it no longer ignites effectively.

زِندٌ دَعِرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out fire-starterclassical

    A fire-starter that has been worn down by repeated striking and is no longer effective.

أَدْعَرَadjective
  1. 1.
    smokyclassical

    Describing a fire-starter that produces smoke without proper ignition.

الدَّعَرُnoun
  1. 1.
    corruption, wickednessboth

    Moral corruption, wickedness, treachery, hypocrisy, and lewdness.

  2. 2.
    burnt, extinguished matterclassical

    What has burned from firewood or other materials and extinguished before intense burning.

  3. 3.
    wood-eating wormclassical

    A worm that eats wood, also called 'دعرة'.

الدَّعَارَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    corruption, lewdnessboth

    Moral corruption, wickedness, lewdness, and depravity.

الدَّعَارَةُ (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    corruption, lewdnessboth

    Moral corruption, wickedness, lewdness, and depravity.

الدَّعَرَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    corruption, lewdnessboth

    Moral corruption, wickedness, lewdness, and depravity.

  2. 2.
    burnt matterclassical

    What has burned from firewood or other materials and extinguished before intense burning.

دَعَرَ الرَّجُلُverb
  1. 1.
    to steal and fornicateclassical

    To steal, commit adultery, and harm people.

الدَّعَرُ (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    strikerclassical

    The striker, referring to the tool used to strike a fire-starter.

  2. 2.
    wood-eating wormclassical

    A worm that eats wood.

مَالِكُ بْنُ دَعْرٍname
  1. 1.
    Malik ibn Da'rclassical

    A historical figure, a leader of the 'sayyara', credited with rescuing Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) from the well.

الإِبِلُ الدَّاعِرِيَّةُnoun
  1. 1.
    camels of Da'ariclassical

    Camels attributed to a fertile stud male named Da'ari, or to a tribe from the Banu Harith ibn Ka'b.

نَخْلَةٌ دَاعِرَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    unpollinated palm treeclassical

    A palm tree that does not accept pollination, requiring manual intervention.

مَدْعَرَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    unpollinated palm treeclassical

    A palm tree that does not accept pollination.

الدَّعْرُورُadjective
  1. 1.
    mean, contemptibleclassical

    A mean, contemptible person who disparages their companions.

المُدَعَّرُadjective
  1. 1.
    ugly colorclassical

    An ugly or unpleasant color, applied to animals.

  2. 2.
    disfiguredclassical

    Having an ugly or disfigured appearance, especially of the face.

تَبَقَّعَ وَجْهُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to become discoloredclassical

    For a face to become discolored with ugly, changing spots.

دَعَارَةٌ (مشددة الراء)noun
  1. 1.
    badness, uglinessboth

    Badness, ugliness, or a defect in character or appearance.

دَعَرٌ (نخر رديء)noun
  1. 1.
    rotten woodclassical

    Rotten and poor-quality wood that smokes without burning.

رَجُلٌ دَعِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    treacherousclassical

    A treacherous person who finds fault with their companions.

  2. 2.
    worthlessclassical

    A person who has no good qualities.

دَعْرَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    treacherous personclassical

    A treacherous person who finds fault with their companions.

  2. 2.
    faultclassical

    A defect or fault in a person.

الدَّاعِرُadjective
  1. 1.
    harmful, lewdclassical

    A harmful, lewd, or wicked person.

دُعَارnoun
  1. 1.
    brigands, evildoersclassical

    A plural form referring to brigands, highwaymen, or evildoers.

المُدَاعِيرُnoun
  1. 1.
    corrupt peopleclassical

    People characterized by corruption and wickedness.

رَجُلٌ دَعْرَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a person with a faultclassical

    A person who has a defect or fault.

Parallel reading

الدعر، محركة: الفساد والخبث.
Al-Da'ar (vowelized: Fathayn) means corruption and wickedness.
باتت حواطب ليلى يلتمسن لها جزل الجذي غير خوار ولا دعر
Layla's firewood gatherers spent the night seeking for her dry, solid firewood, not weak or smoky.
يحملن فحما جيدا غير دعر أسود صلالا كأعيان البقر
They carry good charcoal, not bad, black, and hard like cattle eyes.
إذا ادخن ولم يتقد
When it smokes but does not ignite.
وقيل: العود الدعر: الكثير الدخان، وقيل: الرديئه
And it was said: Al-'ood al-da'ar is the very smoky, and it was said: the bad one.
ومن أخذت الدعارة بمعنى الفسق.
And from this, 'al-da'arah' was derived to mean lewdness.
دعر الزند: قدح به مرارا حتى احترق طرفه ولم يور، وهو زند دعر، ككتف.
Da'ara the fire-starter: to strike it repeatedly until its tip burned and it did not ignite, and it is a da'ir fire-starter, like 'kutuf'.
مؤتشب يكبو به زند دعر
A strong man who is tripped by a worn-out fire-starter.
الدعر: الفسق والخبث والخيانة والنفاق والفجور، كالدعارة بالفتح، والدعارة بالكسر، والدعرة بفتح فسكون.
Al-Da'ar: lewdness, wickedness, treachery, hypocrisy, and indecency, like al-da'arah (with Fath), and al-da'arah (with Kasr), and al-da'arah (with Fath and Sukun).
اللهم ارزقني الغلظة والشدة على أعدائك وأهل الدعارة
O Allah, grant me sternness and strength against Your enemies and the people of corruption.
دعر الرجل دعرا، إذا كان يسرق ويزني ويؤذي الناس.
A man commits da'aran if he steals, fornicates, and harms people.
الدعر: ما احترق من حطب وغيره فطفىء قبل أن يشتد احتراقه
Al-Da'ar: what has burned from firewood or other materials and extinguished before its burning intensified.
والدعر، بالضم: القادح، وهو دود يأكل الخشب
And al-da'ar (with Damm): the striker, and it is a worm that eats wood.
وهو الذي استخرج يوسف بن يعقوب ابن إبراهيم، صلوات الله وسلامه عليه وعلى آبائه، من الجب وهو البئر
He is the one who extracted Yusuf ibn Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him and his forefathers, from the pit, which is the well.
وهو داعر ابن الحماس الحارثي.
And he is Da'ari ibn Al-Hamas Al-Harithi.
ونخلة داعرة: لم تقبل اللقاح فتزاد تلقيحا وتنحق، وتنحيقها: أن يوطأ عسقها حتى يسترخي، فذالك دواؤها
And a da'irah palm tree: it does not accept pollination, so it is artificially pollinated and made fertile. Its fertilization is to tread on its spathe until it relaxes, and that is its remedy.
والدعرور، بالضم: اللئيم العائب أصحابه
And al-da'rur (with Damm): the mean person who disparages his companions.
المدعر، كمعظم: لون الفيل
Al-Mud'ar (like Mu'azzam): the color of an elephant.
كل لون قبيح من جميع الحيوان.
Every ugly color from all animals.
كسَا عامِرًا ثَوْبَ المَذَلَّةِ رَبُّهُ كَمَا كُسِيَ الخِنْزِيرُ لَوْنًا مُدَعَّرَا
His Lord clothed 'Amir with the garment of humiliation, just as the pig was clothed with an ugly color.
تدعر وجهه، إذا تبقع بقعا سمجة متغيرة
His face became tad'ara, if it became spotted with ugly, changing spots.
وفي خلقه دعارة، مشددة الراء
And in his character is da'arah (with a stressed 'r'), meaning badness.
فجر ومجر، وفيه دعارة ودعرة، الأخير محركة.
Lewdness and indecency, and in him is da'arah and da'arah (vowelized: Fathayn), the latter being vowelized.
وعود داعر ودعر، الأخير قاله شمر وغيره: نخر رديء، إذا وضع على النار لم يستوقد ودخن.
And da'ir wood and da'ar wood, the latter was said by Shamir and others: rotten and bad, if placed on fire it does not burn but smokes.
رجل دعر، كصرد، ودعرة: خائن يعيب أصحابه.
A man da'ar (like Sadr), and da'arah: a traitor who finds fault with his companions.
فلا ألفين دعرا داربا قديم العداوة والنيرب
May I never find a treacherous person, harboring old enmity and malice.
وقيل: الدعر: الذي لا خير فيه.
And it was said: Al-Da'ar: he who has no good in him.
والداعر: المؤذي الفاجر
And Al-Da'ir: the harmful, the lewd.
فأين دعار طيىء
So where are the brigands of Tayy?
هو كلام المداعير.
It is the talk of the corrupt people.
فلان داعر، في كل فتنة ناعر.
So-and-so is a da'ir (corrupt), appearing in every sedition.