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دمر

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

The root دمر (d-m-r) primarily signifies destruction, ruin, and annihilation. It extends to concepts of entering without permission, attacking, and even refers to specific places, people, and animals, often with a negative connotation.

Derived headwords

الدُّمورnoun
  1. 1.
    destructionboth

    The act or state of being destroyed; ruin or devastation.

  2. 2.
    entering without permissionclassical

    Entering a place without permission, often implying an unwelcome or forceful entry.

الدَّمارnoun
  1. 1.
    destructionboth

    Complete ruin, annihilation, or utter destruction.

  2. 2.
    utter ruinboth

    A state of extreme devastation and loss.

الدَّمارةnoun
  1. 1.
    utter destructionclassical

    An extreme and complete form of destruction or annihilation.

دَمَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to destroyboth

    To cause ruin or destruction; to annihilate.

  2. 2.
    to perishboth

    To be destroyed or ruined.

  3. 3.
    to enter without permissionclassical

    To enter a place without authorization, often implying a hostile or unwelcome entry.

  4. 4.
    to attackclassical

    To launch a sudden or aggressive attack.

دَمَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to destroyboth

    To cause complete destruction or ruin; to annihilate.

تَدْمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    destructionboth

    The act of destroying completely; annihilation.

  2. 2.
    utter destructionboth

    A comprehensive and absolute state of ruin.

دَمِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to perishclassical

    To be destroyed or ruined.

دَمَرnoun
  1. 1.
    entering without permissionclassical

    Entering a place without permission, akin to a sudden or unwelcome intrusion.

  2. 2.
    attack of evilclassical

    A sudden, harmful, or unwelcome assault.

تَدَمَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    to be destroyedclassical

    To undergo destruction or ruin.

تَدْمَرname
  1. 1.
    Tadmurclassical

    The name of a city in the Levant, named after Tadmur, daughter of Hassan ibn Adhina.

التَّدْمَرِيّname
  1. 1.
    Tadmurianclassical

    A horse belonging to the Banu Tha'laba tribe, named possibly after a type of jerboa.

التَّدْمَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    meanclassical

    Describing a man as base, ignoble, or of low character.

تَدْمَرِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    anyoneclassical

    Used to mean 'any person' or 'any one' in a negative context, implying no one is present or significant.

تَدْمَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    beautifulclassical

    Used to describe a woman as exceptionally beautiful, implying she is unmatched.

تَدْمَرِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    smallclassical

    Describing an ear as small, by analogy.

الدَّمْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    low in milkclassical

    Describing a ewe that produces little milk.

  2. 2.
    shortclassical

    Describing someone or something as short in stature or build.

الدَّمْرَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    intruderclassical

    A woman or other person who enters without permission.

دَمِرname
  1. 1.
    Damirclassical

    The name of a mountain pass in Damascus, overlooking its Ghouta region.

مُدَمِّرadjective
  1. 1.
    skilled hunterclassical

    An expert hunter, particularly one who uses stealth.

تَدْمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    stealthy huntingclassical

    The act of a hunter using smoke or other means to conceal their scent from prey.

دَامَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to endure the nightclassical

    To spend the entire night awake, enduring hardship or sleeplessness.

دِيمَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    sharpclassical

    Describing someone as sharp or keen, possibly in intellect or disposition.

دَمِيرَةname
  1. 1.
    Dimiraclassical

    The name of two villages in Egypt, one in the Samannudiyah region.

الدَّمَائِرname
  1. 1.
    Dimairaclassical

    A collective name for the villages of Dimira and surrounding hamlets.

دَامِرadjective
  1. 1.
    ruinedclassical

    A person who is ruined, destroyed, or without any good qualities.

التَّدْمَرِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    type of jerboaclassical

    A specific type of jerboa, characterized by its low build and broken limbs.

التَّدْمَرِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    type of dogclassical

    Describing a dog that is neither Saluqi nor Kadhari, implying a mixed or common breed.

تَدْمِيرname
  1. 1.
    Tadmirclassical

    A city in Al-Andalus, named after settlers from Tadmir in Egypt.

دَمْرُوname
  1. 1.
    Damruclassical

    A village in Egypt, located in the Gharbia region.

Parallel reading

دمرهم الله دمورا، أي أهلكهم
May God destroy them with destruction, meaning He annihilated them.
والدمار والدمارة: استئصال الهلاك
And al-damar and al-damara: utter annihilation.
دمر القوم يدمرون دمارا: هلكوا
The people perished, perishing with perishing: they were destroyed.
فدمرناهم تدميرا
So We destroyed them utterly.
قد جاء بالبطحاء حتى دمر المكان الذي كان يصلي فيه
He came to the plain until he destroyed the place where he used to pray.
دمر عليهم، كذالك
And He destroyed upon them, likewise.
بل دمر كنصر: هلك
Rather, damara like nasara: to perish.
ودمره تدميرا: أهلكه
And he destroyed him with destruction: he annihilated him.
التدمير: الإهلاك المستأصل
Al-tadmir: the complete annihilation.
ودمر عليهم دمورا، بالضم، ودمرا، بفتح فسكون: دخل عليهم بغير إذن
And he entered upon them with destruction, with damma, and damaran, with fatha and sukun: he entered upon them without permission.
من نظر من صير باب فقد دمر
Whoever looks through a crack in the door has entered without permission.
من سبق طآحفه استئذانه فقد دمر
Whoever precedes his request for permission with his action has entered without permission.
من اطلع في بيت قوم بغير إذنهم فقد دمر
Whoever looks into a people's house without their permission has entered without permission.
إذا دخلت الدور، فإياك والدمور
When you enter houses, beware of entering without permission.
يبنون تدمر بالصفاح والعمد
They build Tadmur with slabs and pillars.
التدمري: اللئيم
Al-tadmurī: the mean (person).
ما به تدمري
There is not in him anyone (of consequence).
ما رأيت تدمريا أحسن منها
I have not seen anyone more beautiful than her.
وأذن تدمرية: صغيرة
And a Tadmuriyyah ear: small.
الدمراء: الشاة القليلة اللبن
Al-damrā': the ewe with little milk.
الدمراء: الهجوم من النساء وغيرهن من غير إذن
Al-damrā': the intruder, from women and others, without permission.
تدمير الصائد: أن يدخن قترته بالوبر لئلا يجد الوحش ريحه
The hunter's tadmir: to smoke his bait with fur so the wild animal does not find his scent.
دامرت الليل كله، أي كابدته وسهرته
I endured the whole night, meaning I struggled through it and stayed awake.
إنه لديمري
He is indeed sharp.
رجل دامر: هالك لا خير فيه
A dāmir man: ruined, with no good in him.
الدماري، بالضم، والتدمري بالفتح ويضم: من اليرابيع: اللئيم الخلقة
Al-dammārī, with damma, and al-tadmurī, with fatha and damma: from the jerboas: the mean of build.
التدمرية عن الكلاب: التي ليست بسلوقية ولا كدرية
Al-tadmuriyyah concerning dogs: that which is neither Saluqi nor Kadhari.