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هعر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a woman characterized by a lack of modesty, restlessness, and flightiness. It can also refer to a mischievous or cunning entity, sometimes personified as a ghoul or an old, cunning woman.

Derived headwords

الهيعرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Immodest womanclassical

    A woman who is unrestrained and lacks chastity.

  2. 2.
    Restlessness, flightinessclassical

    A state of being restless, flighty, or lacking stability.

  3. 3.
    Ghoulclassical

    A monstrous creature, often a female demon or spirit.

هيعرتverb
  1. 1.
    She acted immodestlyclassical

    Said of a woman when she commits fornication or acts immodestly.

  2. 2.
    She was restlessclassical

    Said of a woman when she is restless and cannot stay in one place.

تهيعرتverb
  1. 1.
    She was restlessclassical

    Said of a woman when she is restless and cannot stay in one place.

الهيعرونnoun
  1. 1.
    Cunning personclassical

    A cunning or shrewd person, often used to describe a difficult or dangerous situation.

  2. 2.
    Old womanclassical

    An old, cunning, or experienced woman.

هيعروناnoun
  1. 1.
    Old womanclassical

    An old, cunning woman, similar to 'الحيزبون'.

العيهرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Immodest womanclassical

    A woman who lacks chastity and is unrestrained.

عيهرتverb
  1. 1.
    She was restlessclassical

    Said of a woman when she is restless and cannot stay in one place.

تعيهرتverb
  1. 1.
    She was restlessclassical

    Said of a woman when she is restless and cannot stay in one place.

Parallel reading

هو الغول
It is the ghoul.
وقيل: المرأة الفاجرة
And it was said: the immodest woman.
وقد هيعرت، إذا فجرت
And she acted immodestly, if she committed fornication.
هي المرأة النزقة
She is the restless woman.
وهي التي لا تستقر من غير عفة
And she is one who does not remain stable without chastity.
الهيعرة: الخفة والطيش
Al-hay'arah: lightness and recklessness.
الهيعرون: الداهية
Al-hay'arūn: the cunning person.
وتسمى العجوز المسنة هيعرونا
And the old woman is called hay'arūnā.
كما قيل لها الحيزبون
As she was also called al-ḥayzabūn.
هيعرت المرأة وتهيعرت، إذا كانت لا تستقر في مكان
The woman acted immodestly and was restless, if she did not stay in one place.
وكذلك عيهرت وتعيهرت
And likewise, she was restless and restless.
كأنه عنده مقلوب منه
As if it were, in his opinion, an inversion of it.