دجر

Arabic

دجْر

Etymology 1

Unknown, with analogs only in Modern South Arabian – Mehri ديجر (dēdžer, dēdžir, dīdžer), Shehri دجرة (dəgərɛt), collective دجر (dúgur, dúger), Soqotri دنجة (déngoh), collective دجر (dégər, dígir) – and Cushitic – shown as descendants here assuming they agglutinated the Arabic article. Maybe metathesized from Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha, “long”) comparing Ancient Greek δόλιχος (dólikhos, “yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)”, literally “long”) likely calqued from India.

Noun

دِجْر or دُجْر or دَجْر • (dijr or dujr or dajr) m

1. cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

   Synonym: لُوبِيَا (lūbiyā)

Declension

Declension of noun دِجْر (dijr)‎; دُجْر (dujr)‎; دَجْر (dajr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِجْر‎; دُجْر‎; دَجْر dijr‎; dujr‎; dajr	الدِّجْر‎; الدُّجْر‎; الدَّجْر ad-dijr‎; ad-dujr‎; ad-dajr	دِجْر‎; دُجْر‎; دَجْر dijr‎; dujr‎; dajr
Nominative	دِجْرٌ‎; دُجْرٌ‎; دَجْرٌ dijrun‎; dujrun‎; dajrun	الدِّجْرُ‎; الدُّجْرُ‎; الدَّجْرُ ad-dijru‎; ad-dujru‎; ad-dajru	دِجْرُ‎; دُجْرُ‎; دَجْرُ dijru‎; dujru‎; dajru
Accusative	دِجْرًا‎; دُجْرًا‎; دَجْرًا dijran‎; dujran‎; dajran	الدِّجْرَ‎; الدُّجْرَ‎; الدَّجْرَ ad-dijra‎; ad-dujra‎; ad-dajra	دِجْرَ‎; دُجْرَ‎; دَجْرَ dijra‎; dujra‎; dajra
Genitive	دِجْرٍ‎; دُجْرٍ‎; دَجْرٍ dijrin‎; dujrin‎; dajrin	الدِّجْرِ‎; الدُّجْرِ‎; الدَّجْرِ ad-dijri‎; ad-dujri‎; ad-dajri	دِجْرِ‎; دُجْرِ‎; دَجْرِ dijri‎; dujri‎; dajri

Descendants

• → Cushitic:
  • Awngi: adanguari (“beans”)
  • Blin: adogur (“beans”)
  • Oromo: adonguar (“beans”)
  • Saho: adogur (“beans”)
  • Somali: digir (“peas”)
  • Xamtanga: adogur (“beans”)
  • → Amharic: አደንጓሬ (ʾädängʷare, “beans”), ኣደንጓሬ (ʾadängʷare)
  • → Tigre: አደንገል (ʾädängäl, “beans”), አዶንገል (ʾädongäl)
  • → Tigrinya: ኣዳጉራ (ʾadagura, “beans”), አዳጉራ (ʾädagura), አዳጕራ (ʾädagʷəra)
  • → Gurage: አደንጓሬ (adängʷarre, “beans”)
  • → Harari: ዳንጉሌ (dangulle)
• → Middle Armenian: տաճր (tačr)

Etymology 2

Verb

دَجِرَ • (dajira) I (non-past يَدْجَرُ (yadjaru), verbal noun دَجَر (dajar))

1. to be sprightly, to be brisk, to be lively, to be exulting
2. to be stupified or embarrassed, to be perplexed

Conjugation

    Conjugation of دَجِرَ (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun دَجَر)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						دَجَر dajar
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَجِر, دَجْرَان dajir, dajrān
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَجِرْتُ dajirtu	دَجِرْتَ dajirta	دَجِرَ dajira		دَجِرْتُمَا dajirtumā	دَجِرَا dajirā		دَجِرْنَا dajirnā	دَجِرْتُمْ dajirtum	دَجِرُوا dajirū
	f		دَجِرْتِ dajirti	دَجِرَتْ dajirat			دَجِرَتَا dajiratā			دَجِرْتُنَّ dajirtunna	دَجِرْنَ dajirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدْجَرُ ʔadjaru	تَدْجَرُ tadjaru	يَدْجَرُ yadjaru		تَدْجَرَانِ tadjarāni	يَدْجَرَانِ yadjarāni		نَدْجَرُ nadjaru	تَدْجَرُونَ tadjarūna	يَدْجَرُونَ yadjarūna
	f		تَدْجَرِينَ tadjarīna	تَدْجَرُ tadjaru			تَدْجَرَانِ tadjarāni			تَدْجَرْنَ tadjarna	يَدْجَرْنَ yadjarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدْجَرَ ʔadjara	تَدْجَرَ tadjara	يَدْجَرَ yadjara		تَدْجَرَا tadjarā	يَدْجَرَا yadjarā		نَدْجَرَ nadjara	تَدْجَرُوا tadjarū	يَدْجَرُوا yadjarū
	f		تَدْجَرِي tadjarī	تَدْجَرَ tadjara			تَدْجَرَا tadjarā			تَدْجَرْنَ tadjarna	يَدْجَرْنَ yadjarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدْجَرْ ʔadjar	تَدْجَرْ tadjar	يَدْجَرْ yadjar		تَدْجَرَا tadjarā	يَدْجَرَا yadjarā		نَدْجَرْ nadjar	تَدْجَرُوا tadjarū	يَدْجَرُوا yadjarū
	f		تَدْجَرِي tadjarī	تَدْجَرْ tadjar			تَدْجَرَا tadjarā			تَدْجَرْنَ tadjarna	يَدْجَرْنَ yadjarna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِدْجَرْ idjar			اِدْجَرَا idjarā				اِدْجَرُوا idjarū
	f		اِدْجَرِي idjarī							اِدْجَرْنَ idjarna

Noun

دَجَر • (dajar) m

1. verbal noun of دَجِرَ (dajira) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun دَجَر (dajar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَجَر dajar	الدَّجَر ad-dajar	دَجَر dajar
Nominative	دَجَرٌ dajarun	الدَّجَرُ ad-dajaru	دَجَرُ dajaru
Accusative	دَجَرًا dajaran	الدَّجَرَ ad-dajara	دَجَرَ dajara
Genitive	دَجَرٍ dajarin	الدَّجَرِ ad-dajari	دَجَرِ dajari

Adjective

دَجِر • (dajir)

1. sprightly, brisk, lively, exulting
2. stupified or embarrassed, perplexed

Declension

Declension of adjective دَجِر (dajir)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَجِر dajir	الدَّجِر ad-dajir	دَجِرَة dajira	الدَّجِرَة ad-dajira
Nominative	دَجِرٌ dajirun	الدَّجِرُ ad-dajiru	دَجِرَةٌ dajiratun	الدَّجِرَةُ ad-dajiratu
Accusative	دَجِرًا dajiran	الدَّجِرَ ad-dajira	دَجِرَةً dajiratan	الدَّجِرَةَ ad-dajirata
Genitive	دَجِرٍ dajirin	الدَّجِرِ ad-dajiri	دَجِرَةٍ dajiratin	الدَّجِرَةِ ad-dajirati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَجِرَيْن dajirayn	الدَّجِرَيْن ad-dajirayn	دَجِرَتَيْن dajiratayn	الدَّجِرَتَيْن ad-dajiratayn
Nominative	دَجِرَانِ dajirāni	الدَّجِرَانِ ad-dajirāni	دَجِرَتَانِ dajiratāni	الدَّجِرَتَانِ ad-dajiratāni
Accusative	دَجِرَيْنِ dajirayni	الدَّجِرَيْنِ ad-dajirayni	دَجِرَتَيْنِ dajiratayni	الدَّجِرَتَيْنِ ad-dajiratayni
Genitive	دَجِرَيْنِ dajirayni	الدَّجِرَيْنِ ad-dajirayni	دَجِرَتَيْنِ dajiratayni	الدَّجِرَتَيْنِ ad-dajiratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	دَجِرَات dajirāt	الدَّجِرَات ad-dajirāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	دَجِرَاتٌ dajirātun	الدَّجِرَاتُ ad-dajirātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	دَجِرَاتٍ dajirātin	الدَّجِرَاتِ ad-dajirāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	دَجِرَاتٍ dajirātin	الدَّجِرَاتِ ad-dajirāti

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833) “دجر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 8b
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “دجر”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 6711
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “دجر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 852–853c
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[4] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 512
• Orel, Vladimir E., Stolbova, Olga V. (1995) Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill, page 143
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “دجر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 314a