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وطر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of need, desire, or a goal that one is striving to achieve. It encompasses the idea of a pressing requirement or a wish that occupies one's thoughts and efforts until fulfilled.

Derived headwords

الوَطَرnoun
  1. 1.
    needboth

    A general need or requirement.

  2. 2.
    desireclassical

    A need or desire that involves worry and concern, which is fulfilled upon attainment.

  3. 3.
    goalclassical

    A goal or objective that one has a strong interest in and strives to achieve.

الأَرَبnoun
  1. 1.
    needclassical

    A need or requirement, used synonymously with 'waṭar'.

وطركverb
  1. 1.
    to fulfill one's need/desireclassical

    To satisfy or fulfill one's need or desire.

أربكverb
  1. 1.
    to fulfill one's need/desireclassical

    To satisfy or fulfill one's need or desire.

أوطارnoun
  1. 1.
    needsboth

    Plural of 'waṭar', referring to multiple needs or desires.

Parallel reading

الوَطَر، محركة، والأرب، بمعنى واحد، وهو الحاجة مطلقا
Al-waṭar, with vowel markings, and al-arab, are synonymous, meaning need in general.
أو حاجة لك فيها هم وعناية، فإذا بلغتها فقد قضيت وطرك وأربك
Or a need in which you have concern and care, so when you attain it, you have fulfilled your need and your desire.
ولا يبنى منه فعل، نقله الزجاج عن الخليل
And no verb is derived from it, as narrated by Al-Zajjaj from Al-Khalil.
وقال الليث: الوطر: كل حاجة كان لصاحبها فيها همة فهي! وطره
And Al-Layth said: Al-waṭar: is every need for which its owner had a strong inclination, then it is his waṭar.
قضيت من كذا وطري
I fulfilled my need from such-and-such.
قال الله تعالى: فلما قضى زيد منها وطرا
Allah the Almighty said: 'So when Zayd had fulfilled his desire from her.'