درع

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د ر ع (d-r-ʕ). Compare Ge'ez ድርዕ (dərʿ, “coat of mail, harness”), Tigre ደርዕ (därʿ), Tigrinya ድርዒ (dərʿi), Amharic ዲር (dir), ድር (dər), Soqotri daraḥ (“to put on (a garment)”). Nöldeke thinks that the Arabic is borrowed from Ge'ez.

Pronunciation

• (Noun) IPA^(key): /dirʕ/
• (Verb) IPA^(key): /dar.ra.ʕa/

Noun

دِرْع • (dirʕ) m or f (plural دُرُوع (durūʕ) or أَدْرُع (ʔadruʕ))

1. (uncountable) protective coverings
   1. (uncountable) protective war equipment, armor

      Hyponyms: خُوذَة (ḵūḏa), تُرْس (turs)

   2. (countable) a body armor
   3. (countable) an armor plate held in hand, a shield

      Synonyms: تُرْس (turs), مِجَنّ (mijann)

   4. (countable) something that resembles or is used like a shield (such as human shields)
   5. (countable, of animals) a protective shell or covering (as of a tortoise), armature
2. (by extension) a garment worn by women

Declension

Declension of noun دِرْع (dirʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِرْع dirʕ	الدِّرْع ad-dirʕ	دِرْع dirʕ
Nominative	دِرْعٌ dirʕun	الدِّرْعُ ad-dirʕu	دِرْعُ dirʕu
Accusative	دِرْعًا dirʕan	الدِّرْعَ ad-dirʕa	دِرْعَ dirʕa
Genitive	دِرْعٍ dirʕin	الدِّرْعِ ad-dirʕi	دِرْعِ dirʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِرْعَيْن dirʕayn	الدِّرْعَيْن ad-dirʕayn	دِرْعَيْ dirʕay
Nominative	دِرْعَانِ dirʕāni	الدِّرْعَانِ ad-dirʕāni	دِرْعَا dirʕā
Accusative	دِرْعَيْنِ dirʕayni	الدِّرْعَيْنِ ad-dirʕayni	دِرْعَيْ dirʕay
Genitive	دِرْعَيْنِ dirʕayni	الدِّرْعَيْنِ ad-dirʕayni	دِرْعَيْ dirʕay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُرُوع‎; أَدْرُع durūʕ‎; ʔadruʕ	الدُّرُوع‎; الْأَدْرُع ad-durūʕ‎; al-ʔadruʕ	دُرُوع‎; أَدْرُع durūʕ‎; ʔadruʕ
Nominative	دُرُوعٌ‎; أَدْرُعٌ durūʕun‎; ʔadruʕun	الدُّرُوعُ‎; الْأَدْرُعُ ad-durūʕu‎; al-ʔadruʕu	دُرُوعُ‎; أَدْرُعُ durūʕu‎; ʔadruʕu
Accusative	دُرُوعًا‎; أَدْرُعًا durūʕan‎; ʔadruʕan	الدُّرُوعَ‎; الْأَدْرُعَ ad-durūʕa‎; al-ʔadruʕa	دُرُوعَ‎; أَدْرُعَ durūʕa‎; ʔadruʕa
Genitive	دُرُوعٍ‎; أَدْرُعٍ durūʕin‎; ʔadruʕin	الدُّرُوعِ‎; الْأَدْرُعِ ad-durūʕi‎; al-ʔadruʕi	دُرُوعِ‎; أَدْرُعِ durūʕi‎; ʔadruʕi

Verb

دَرَّعَ • (darraʕa) II (non-past يُدَرِّعُ (yudarriʕu), verbal noun تَدْرِيع (tadrīʕ))

1. to put armor on, to armor

Conjugation

    Conjugation of دَرَّعَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَدْرِيع)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَدْرِيع tadrīʕ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُدَرِّع mudarriʕ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُدَرَّع mudarraʕ
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	دَرَّعْتُ darraʕtu	دَرَّعْتَ darraʕta	دَرَّعَ darraʕa		دَرَّعْتُمَا darraʕtumā	دَرَّعَا darraʕā		دَرَّعْنَا darraʕnā	دَرَّعْتُمْ darraʕtum	دَرَّعُوا darraʕū
	f		دَرَّعْتِ darraʕti	دَرَّعَتْ darraʕat			دَرَّعَتَا darraʕatā			دَرَّعْتُنَّ darraʕtunna	دَرَّعْنَ darraʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَرِّعُ ʔudarriʕu	تُدَرِّعُ tudarriʕu	يُدَرِّعُ yudarriʕu		تُدَرِّعَانِ tudarriʕāni	يُدَرِّعَانِ yudarriʕāni		نُدَرِّعُ nudarriʕu	تُدَرِّعُونَ tudarriʕūna	يُدَرِّعُونَ yudarriʕūna
	f		تُدَرِّعِينَ tudarriʕīna	تُدَرِّعُ tudarriʕu			تُدَرِّعَانِ tudarriʕāni			تُدَرِّعْنَ tudarriʕna	يُدَرِّعْنَ yudarriʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَرِّعَ ʔudarriʕa	تُدَرِّعَ tudarriʕa	يُدَرِّعَ yudarriʕa		تُدَرِّعَا tudarriʕā	يُدَرِّعَا yudarriʕā		نُدَرِّعَ nudarriʕa	تُدَرِّعُوا tudarriʕū	يُدَرِّعُوا yudarriʕū
	f		تُدَرِّعِي tudarriʕī	تُدَرِّعَ tudarriʕa			تُدَرِّعَا tudarriʕā			تُدَرِّعْنَ tudarriʕna	يُدَرِّعْنَ yudarriʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَرِّعْ ʔudarriʕ	تُدَرِّعْ tudarriʕ	يُدَرِّعْ yudarriʕ		تُدَرِّعَا tudarriʕā	يُدَرِّعَا yudarriʕā		نُدَرِّعْ nudarriʕ	تُدَرِّعُوا tudarriʕū	يُدَرِّعُوا yudarriʕū
	f		تُدَرِّعِي tudarriʕī	تُدَرِّعْ tudarriʕ			تُدَرِّعَا tudarriʕā			تُدَرِّعْنَ tudarriʕna	يُدَرِّعْنَ yudarriʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دَرِّعْ darriʕ			دَرِّعَا darriʕā				دَرِّعُوا darriʕū
	f		دَرِّعِي darriʕī							دَرِّعْنَ darriʕna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		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	دُرِّعْتُ durriʕtu	دُرِّعْتَ durriʕta	دُرِّعَ durriʕa		دُرِّعْتُمَا durriʕtumā	دُرِّعَا durriʕā		دُرِّعْنَا durriʕnā	دُرِّعْتُمْ durriʕtum	دُرِّعُوا durriʕū
	f		دُرِّعْتِ durriʕti	دُرِّعَتْ durriʕat			دُرِّعَتَا durriʕatā			دُرِّعْتُنَّ durriʕtunna	دُرِّعْنَ durriʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَرَّعُ ʔudarraʕu	تُدَرَّعُ tudarraʕu	يُدَرَّعُ yudarraʕu		تُدَرَّعَانِ tudarraʕāni	يُدَرَّعَانِ yudarraʕāni		نُدَرَّعُ nudarraʕu	تُدَرَّعُونَ tudarraʕūna	يُدَرَّعُونَ yudarraʕūna
	f		تُدَرَّعِينَ tudarraʕīna	تُدَرَّعُ tudarraʕu			تُدَرَّعَانِ tudarraʕāni			تُدَرَّعْنَ tudarraʕna	يُدَرَّعْنَ yudarraʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَرَّعَ ʔudarraʕa	تُدَرَّعَ tudarraʕa	يُدَرَّعَ yudarraʕa		تُدَرَّعَا tudarraʕā	يُدَرَّعَا yudarraʕā		نُدَرَّعَ nudarraʕa	تُدَرَّعُوا tudarraʕū	يُدَرَّعُوا yudarraʕū
	f		تُدَرَّعِي tudarraʕī	تُدَرَّعَ tudarraʕa			تُدَرَّعَا tudarraʕā			تُدَرَّعْنَ tudarraʕna	يُدَرَّعْنَ yudarraʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَرَّعْ ʔudarraʕ	تُدَرَّعْ tudarraʕ	يُدَرَّعْ yudarraʕ		تُدَرَّعَا tudarraʕā	يُدَرَّعَا yudarraʕā		نُدَرَّعْ nudarraʕ	تُدَرَّعُوا tudarraʕū	يُدَرَّعُوا yudarraʕū
	f		تُدَرَّعِي tudarraʕī	تُدَرَّعْ tudarraʕ			تُدَرَّعَا tudarraʕā			تُدَرَّعْنَ tudarraʕna	يُدَرَّعْنَ yudarraʕna

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833) “درع”, 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 23
• Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 141
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[2] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 53
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “درع”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 387

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
د ر ع
1 term

From Arabic دَرَّعَ (darraʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dar.raʕ/

Verb

درع • (darraʕ) II (non-past يدرع (ydarraʕ))

1. (transitive) to hug

   Synonym: عنق (ʕannaq)

2. (intransitive) to use one's arms to swim

Conjugation

Conjugation of درع
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	درّعت (darraʕt)	درّعتي (darraʕti)	درّع (darraʕ)		درّعنا (darraʕna)	درّعتوا (darraʕtu)	درّعوا (darrʕu)
	f			درّعت (darrʕāt)
non-past	m	ندرّع (ndarraʕ)	تدرّع (tdarraʕ)	يدرّع (ydarraʕ)		ندرّعوا (ndarrʕu)	تدرّعوا (tdarrʕu)	يدرّعوا (ydarrʕu)
	f		تدرّعي (tdarrʕi)	تدرّع (tdarraʕ)
imperative	m		درّع (darraʕ)				درّعوا (darrʕu)
	f		درّعي (darrʕi)

Related terms

• تدراع (tadrāʕ)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِرْع (dirʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [diɾʔ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪eɹ]

Readings
Classical reading?	dir'
Iranian reading?	der

Noun

درع • (der)

1. armor; body armor; coat of mail

   Synonym: زِره (zere)

   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “Dāstān-i Davāzdah Rukh”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[4]:

     چنین گفت پیش پدر رزمساز
     که ما را به درع تو ناید نیاز

     čunīn guft pēš-i pidar razmsāz
     ki mā rā ba dir'-i tu n-āyad niyāz

     This Razmsāz spoke to his father,
     "I have no need for your coat of mail."

     (Classical Persian romanization)

   • c. 1100, Mahsatī, fa: رباعیات مهستی‎^[5]:

     گر باد پریر خود نرگس بفراخت
     دی درع بنفشه نیز بر خاک انداخت
     امروز کشید خنجر سوسن از آب
     فردا سپر از آتش گل خواهد ساخت

     gar bād parēr xwad-i nargis bifrāxt
     dī dir'-i banafša nēz bar xāk andāxt
     ēmrōz kašīd xanjar-i sōsan az āb
     fardā sipar az ātiš gul xwāhad sāxt

     If two days ago, the breeze lifted up the narcissus,
     Yesterday, it cast the armor of violets too upon the earth,
     Today, it drew the lily's dagger from the waters,
     Tomorrow, it will make the rose a shield of flame.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

2. (archaic) women's garment or veil