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محر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of shells or enclosures, possibly derived from a root meaning 'to return' or 'to turn'. It is also associated with a place name.

Derived headwords

المحارةnoun
  1. 1.
    shellfishmodern

    An animal that has two shells.

  2. 2.
    inner earclassical

    The internal part of the ear.

  3. 3.
    shellclassical

    A shell, specifically referring to the casing of a mollusk.

حارverb
  1. 1.
    to returnclassical

    To go back to a previous place or state.

  2. 2.
    to turnclassical

    To change direction or orientation.

أمحرةname
  1. 1.
    Amharamodern

    A city located in Abyssinia (Ethiopia).

Parallel reading

المحارة: دابة بالصدفين.
Al-Maharah: an animal with two shells.
وباطن الأذن.
And the inner part of the ear.
والصدفة، وهذه عن الأصمعي
And the shell, and this is according to Al-Asma'i.
ذكر الأصمعي وغيره هذا الحرف في حور
Al-Asma'i and others mentioned this word under (the root) H-W-R.
فدل ذلك على أنه مفعلة من حار يحور
This indicated that it is a form derived from 'to return' (ḥāra yaḥūru).
وأن الميم ليست بأصلية
And that the 'm' is not original.
وخالفهم الليث، فوضع المحارة في باب محر
Al-Layth differed from them, placing Al-Maharah under the (root) M-H-R.
ولا نعرف محر في شيء من كلام العرب.
And we do not know of M-H-R in any of the speech of the Arabs.
وأمحرة، بالفتح: مدينة بالحبش.
And Amhara, with a fatha (on the first letter): a city in Abyssinia.