د ر ر

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic *dăr-. Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎄𐎗𐎗 (drr) "to flow copiously", Akkadian 𒁕𒊏𒊒 (darāru) "to be free (of a task); move about freely; run off", Hebrew דְּרוֹר (dĕrо̄r) "flowing; liberty", Old South Arabian 𐩵𐩧𐩧 (drr, “abundance, harvest”).

Root

د ر ر • (d-r-r)

1. related to abundance
2. related to copious or vigorous flow
3. related to running without impedance
4. related to motion in general

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: دَرَّ (darra, “to flow copiously; to be abundant; to be consecutive; to continue; to run without interruption”)
  • Active participle: دَارّ (dārr)
  • Passive participle: مَدْرُور (madrūr)

• Form IV: أَدَرَّ (ʔadarra, “to cause to flow copiously; to set into motion”)
  • Verbal noun: إِدْرَار (ʔidrār)
  • Active participle: مُدِرّ (mudirr)
  • Passive participle: مُدَرّ (mudarr)