ضراء

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ض ر ر (ḍ r r)
12 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ضَرَّاء (ḍarrāʔf

  1. calamity, hurtful condition
    Antonym: سَرَّاء (sarrāʔ)
    • 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 13:127:
      وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ ٱلنَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَٱلشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ
      waʔasʔaluka laḏḏata n-naẓari ʔilā wajhika waš-šawqa ʔilā liqāʔika fī ḡayri ḍarrāʔa muḍirratin walā fitnatin muḍillatin
      I ask you for the sweetness of looking upon your face and desire to meet you in a manner that does not entail a calamity bringing harm or devious temptation.
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Etymology 2

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Root
ض ر و (ḍ r w)
5 terms

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Noun

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ضَرَاء (ḍarāʔf

  1. tract of land where there are beasts of prey with just enough vegetation to conceal the predatory animal but expose their victims
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