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وضر

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of greasiness, dirtiness, and residue, often related to food, liquids, or substances with color. It extends to metaphorical meanings of impurity, baseness, and even specific geographical locations or tribal marks.

Derived headwords

الوِضَرnoun
  1. 1.
    grease and dirtboth

    The residue of grease and dirt, or the residue of milk and fat.

  2. 2.
    residue from containersclassical

    The dregs or residue from a waterskin, bowl, or similar container.

  3. 3.
    remnant of hennaclassical

    The leftover residue of henna or similar colored substances.

  4. 4.
    trace of colorboth

    A trace or smudge of something colored, like saffron or perfume.

  5. 5.
    trace of impurityclassical

    A trace or mark of something impure or undesirable.

وضرت القصعةverb
  1. 1.
    to become greasyboth

    The bowl became greasy or covered in fat.

وضرت القصعة توضر وضرا، أي دسمت — The bowl became greasy, it became greasy, meaning it became fatty.
توضرverb
  1. 1.
    to become greasyboth

    The passive form of becoming greasy or covered in fat.

وضرت القصعة توضر وضرا، أي دسمت — The bowl became greasy, it became greasy, meaning it became fatty.
وضرverb
  1. 1.
    to become greasyboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) for becoming greasy or covered in fat.

وضرت القصعة توضر وضرا، أي دسمت — The bowl became greasy, it became greasy, meaning it became fatty.
الوضرnoun
  1. 1.
    smell of spoiled foodclassical

    The odor detected from spoiled food.

الوضرnoun
  1. 1.
    smudge of saffronboth

    A smudge or trace of saffron or similar colored substance.

رأى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم به وضرا من صفرة — The Prophet, peace be upon him, saw on him a trace of yellowness.
أوضارnoun
  1. 1.
    tracesboth

    Plural of 'wadr', referring to traces or marks.

وضر الإناءverb
  1. 1.
    to become dirtyboth

    The vessel became dirty or soiled.

وضر الإناء كوجل، إذا اتسخ — The vessel became dirty, if it became soiled.
اتسخverb
  1. 1.
    to become dirtyboth

    To become soiled or dirty.

وضر الإناء كوجل، إذا اتسخ — The vessel became dirty, if it became soiled.
وَضِرadjective
  1. 1.
    dirtyboth

    Describing a vessel that has become dirty or soiled.

فهو وضر وهي أي المرأة وضر — So it is dirty, and she, meaning the woman, is dirty.
وَضِرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    dirty (feminine)both

    Describing a female that has become dirty or soiled.

وهي أي المرأة وضرّة ووضرى — And she, meaning the woman, is dirty and soiled.
وَضْرَىadjective
  1. 1.
    dirty (feminine)both

    Describing a female that has become dirty or soiled.

وهي أي المرأة وضرّة ووضرى — And she, meaning the woman, is dirty and soiled.
وضرى ذات أجراسnoun
  1. 1.
    a dirty female camelclassical

    A female camel that is dirty and has bells.

باتت تغنيه وضرى ذات أجراس — She spent the night making him rich with a dirty female camel that had bells.
الوضراءname
  1. 1.
    tribal markclassical

    A specific tribal mark on the necks of camels belonging to the Banu Fazara tribe, resembling a raven's talon.

الوَضْرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    The anus.

وضرةname
  1. 1.
    mountain in Yemenclassical

    A mountain in Yemen containing several fortresses.

وضر الأخلاقadjective
  1. 1.
    base characterclassical

    Having base or ignoble character traits.

يقال: فلان وضِر الأخلاق، وفي أخلاقه وضر — It is said: So-and-so has base character, and in his character is baseness.
أوضارnoun
  1. 1.
    basenessclassical

    Baseness, ignobility, or depravity of character.

وهو ذو أوضار، أي خبيث — And he possesses baseness, meaning he is wicked.
فوضرهverb
  1. 1.
    to debaseclassical

    To debase someone or something with baseness or ignobility.

وكان نقي العرض فوضره بالدناءة — And he had an honorable reputation, so he debased him with baseness.

Parallel reading

الدرن والدسم
The dirt and grease.
هو وسخ الدسم واللبن
It is the dirt of fat and milk.
أو غسالة السقاء والقصعة ونحوهما
Or the dregs from a waterskin, a bowl, and the like.
وقد وضرت القصعة توضر وضرا، أي دسمت
And the bowl became greasy, it became greasy, meaning it became fatty.
سيغني أبا الهندي عن وطب سالم ... أباريق لم يعلق بها وضر الزبد
Singing cups will suffice Abu al-Hindi instead of a sound waterskin... jugs to which the residue of butter has not clung.
مفدمة قزا كأن رقابها ... رقاب بنات الماء تفزع للرعد
With necks like the necks of water-girls fleeing from thunder.
بقية الهناء
The remainder of the henna.
ما تشمه من ريح تجده من طعام فاسد
What you smell of an odor you find from spoiled food.
اللطخ من الزغفران ونحوه مما له لون
The smudge of saffron or similar things that have color.
رأى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم به وضرا من صفرة فقال له: مهيم
The Prophet, peace be upon him, saw on him a trace of yellowness and said to him: What is this?
أي لطخا من خلوق أو طيب له لون
Meaning a smudge of perfume or scented oil that has color.
الأثر من غير الطيب
The trace from something other than perfume.
ج أوضار، كسبب وأسباب
Plural is 'awdar', like 'sabab' and 'asbab'.
ويقال: وضر الإناء كوجل، إذا اتسخ، فهو وضر
And it is said: The vessel became dirty, like 'wajila', if it became soiled, then it is dirty.
وهي أي المرأة ضرّة ووضرى
And she, meaning the woman, is dirty and soiled.
إذا ملا بطنه ألبانها حلبا ... باتت تغنيه وضرى ذات أجراس
When its belly was filled with her milk, milked... she spent the night making him rich with a dirty female camel that had bells.
الوضراء: سمة في رقبة الإبل لبني فزارة بن ذبيان، كأنها برثن غراب
Al-Wadra': A mark on the necks of camels of Banu Fazara bin Dhubyan, resembling a raven's talon.
والوضرى، كسكرى، ويمد: الفندورة، أي الاست
And al-Wadra, like 'sukra', and extended: the anus, meaning the posterior.
وضرة، بالفتح: جبل باليمن فيه عدة قلاع
Wadhrah, with fatha: a mountain in Yemen with several fortresses.
يقال: فلان وضِر الأخلاق، وفي أخلاقه وضر
It is said: So-and-so has base character, and in his character is baseness.
وهو ذو أوضار، أي خبيث
And he possesses baseness, meaning he is wicked.
وكان نقي العرض فوضره بالدناءة
And he had an honorable reputation, so he debased him with baseness.