عير

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of defect, deficiency, or something being flawed, particularly in vision (blindness, one-eyedness). It also extends to meanings of lending, borrowing, and observing.

Derived headwords

أعيرتهverb

1.
lent to himboth
To lend something to someone else.

العوراءadjective

1.
one-eyedboth
Describing a female who is one-eyed or has a defect in her eye.
2.
flawedclassical
Figuratively, something that is defective or flawed.

الأعاورnoun

1.
a tribeclassical
A specific tribe or clan among the Arabs.

الأعورadjective

1.
one-eyedboth
Describing a male who is one-eyed or has a defect in his eye.
2.
flawedclassical
Figuratively, something that is defective or flawed.

أعارتverb

1.
caused to invertclassical
To cause a female animal (like a camel) to invert its hooves or legs, possibly due to strain or injury.

عاورتverb

1.
watched closelyclassical
To observe or watch something intently, such as the sun.

الإعارةnoun

1.
forced matingclassical
The act of a male animal (stallion) forcing itself upon a female animal (mare) for mating.

أبو الأعورname

1.
a kunyaboth
A patronymic name, referring to individuals known by the epithet 'the one-eyed'.

ابنا عوارname

1.
two mountainsclassical
The names of two mountains.

أعورverb

1.
acted suspiciouslyclassical
To act in a way that is questionable or arouses suspicion.

Parallel reading

وأنت ربيع ينعش الناس سيبه ... وسيف} أعيرته المنية قاطع

And you are a spring whose bounty revives people... and a sword that death lent, a sharp one.

ودجلة {العوراء بالعراق بميسان

And the one-eyed Tigris in Iraq in Maysan.

والأعاور: بطن من العرب، يقال لهم: بنو {الأعور.

And Al-A'awir: a clan of Arabs, they are called the Banu Al-A'war.

وقال ابن دريد: بنو} عوار، كغراب: قبيلة.

And Ibn Duraid said: Banu 'Awar, like Ghurab: a tribe.

{وأعارت الدابة حافشرها: قلبته نقله الصاغاني.

And the animal inverted its hooves: turning them over, as narrated by Al-Saghani.

وعاورت الشمس: راقبتها نقله الصاغاني.

And I watched the sun: I observed it, as narrated by Al-Saghani.

{والإعارة: اعتسار الفحل الناقة نقله الصاغاني أيضا.

And Al-I'arah: the stallion's forceful mating with the mare, also narrated by Al-Saghani.

وفي بني سليم أبو الأعور عمر بن سفيان، صاحب معاوية

And among Banu Sulaym was Abu Al-A'war, Umar ibn Sufyan, a companion of Mu'awiyah.

وأبو الأعور الحارث بن ظالشم الخزرجي بدري، قيل: اسمه كعب، وقيل: اسمه كنيته.

And Abu Al-A'war, Al-Harith ibn Dhalsham Al-Khazraji, was a participant in the Battle of Badr; it is said his name was Ka'b, and it is said his name was his kunya.

والعوراء بنت أبي جهل: هي التي خطبها علي، وقيل: اسمها جويرية، {والعوراء لقبها.

And Al-'Awra' bint Abi Jahl: she is the one Ali sought in marriage, and it is said her name was Juwayriyah, and Al-'Awra' was her nickname.

وابنا} عوار جبلان، قال الراعي: (بل ما تذكر من هند إذا احتجبت ... بابني {عوار وأمسى دونها بلع)

And Ibn 'Awar are two mountains, Al-Ra'i said: 'But do you remember Hind when she was veiled... behind Ibn 'Awar, and Bal'a was beyond her.'

وأعور الرجل: أراب قاله ابن القطاع.

And the man 'a'wara: he acted suspiciously, said Ibn Al-Qatta'.