زنر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of binding, girding, or encircling. It extends to describe objects that are narrow or small, and also appears in geographical names, personal names, and descriptions of intense gazing.

Derived headwords

زَنَرَverb

1.
to fillboth
To fill a container or waterskin.
2.
to girdclassical
To put on a girdle or sash, specifically referring to the garment worn around the waist by Christians and Zoroastrians.

زِنَارnoun

1.
girdleclassical
A sash or belt worn around the waist, particularly by non-Muslims (Christians and Zoroastrians).
2.
small pebblesclassical
Refers to small pebbles or gravel.

زِنَارَةnoun

1.
girdleclassical
A variant term for a girdle or sash.
2.
small pebbleclassical
A single small pebble.

زِنِيرnoun

1.
girdleclassical
A variant term for a girdle or sash.
2.
small pebbleclassical
A single small pebble.

تَزَنَّرَverb

1.
to be narrowclassical
To be narrow or constricted, used metaphorically.

زَنَانِيرnoun

1.
small pebblesclassical
Small pebbles or gravel.
2.
small fliesclassical
Small flies found in dirty places.
3.
a wellclassical
A known well in the land of Yemen.

زَنِيرَةnoun

1.
small pebbleclassical
A single small pebble.
2.
small flyclassical
A single small fly.

مُزَنَّرَةadjective

1.
tall and stoutclassical
Describing a woman who is tall and large-bodied.

زُنَيْرَةname

1.
Zunayrahclassical
A Roman slave woman and companion of the Prophet who was tortured for her faith, later bought and freed by Abu Bakr.

زُنَيْرname

1.
Zunayrclassical
A poet from the Khath'am tribe, son of Umar.

مُزْنَهَرadjective

1.
staring intentlyclassical
Describing someone who stares intently at another person, with eyes protruding.

زَنَارname

1.
Zanarclassical
A district or region in Yemen, specifically 'Zanar Dhumar'.

Parallel reading

زنره، أي الإناء والقربة: (ملأه)

Zanarahu, meaning the container and the waterskin: he filled it.

زنر الرجل زنرا: ألبس الزنار

He girded the man with a zunnar: he clothed him with the girdle.

وهو ما على وسط النصارى والمجوس

And it is what is on the waist of Christians and Zoroastrians.

ما يعلبسه الذمي يشده على وسطه، كالزنارة والزنير لغة فيه

What the dhimmi wears, he tightens it around his waist, like al-zinara and al-zunair, a variant pronunciation.

تحزم فوق الثوب بالزنير

He girded himself over his garment with the zunnar.

تزنر الشيء، إذا دق، وهو مجاز

The thing became narrow, if it was thin, and this is metaphorical.

والزنانير: الحصى الصغار

And al-zananir: the small pebbles.

واحدتها زنيرة وزنارة

Its singular is zunayra and zunara.

والزنانير: ذباب صغار تكون في الحشوش، واحدتها زنيرة وزنارة

And al-zananir: small flies that are in dirty places, their singular is zunayra and zunara.

وامرأة مزنرة، كمعظمه: طويلة جسيمة

And a woman muzannara, like mu'azzamah: tall and large-bodied.

فاشتراها أبو بكر رضي الله تعالى عنه فأعتقها

So Abu Bakr, may God Almighty be pleased with him, bought her and freed her.

يقال زنر فلان عينه إلي، إذا شد نظره إليه

It is said 'Zanara so-and-so his eye towards me,' if he intensified his gaze towards him.

فلان مزنهر إلي بعينه ومزنر

So-and-so is muznahir towards me with his eye and muzannir.

وهو شدة النظر وإخراج العين، نقله من النوادر، وهو مجاز

And it is the intensity of the gaze and protruding the eye, this is transmitted from al-Nawadir, and it is metaphorical.

وزنار ذمار، كرمان: كورة باليمن

And Zanar Dhumar, like Kirman: a district in Yemen.