ضراء

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ض ر ر (ḍ r r)
13 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤar.raːʔ/

Noun

ضَرَّاء • (ḍarrāʔ) f

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.

Declension

Declension of noun **ضَرَّاء** (ḍarrāʔ)
singular	basic singular diptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَرَّاء ḍarrāʔ	الضَّرَّاء aḍ-ḍarrāʔ	ضَرَّاء ḍarrāʔ
nominative	ضَرَّاءُ ḍarrāʔu	الضَّرَّاءُ aḍ-ḍarrāʔu	ضَرَّاءُ ḍarrāʔu
accusative	ضَرَّاءَ ḍarrāʔa	الضَّرَّاءَ aḍ-ḍarrāʔa	ضَرَّاءَ ḍarrāʔa
genitive	ضَرَّاءَ ḍarrāʔa	الضَّرَّاءِ aḍ-ḍarrāʔi	ضَرَّاءِ ḍarrāʔi

Etymology 2

Root
ض ر و (ḍ r w)
5 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤa.raːʔ/

Noun

ضَرَاء • (ḍarāʔ) f

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

Declension

Declension of noun **ضَرَاء** (ḍarāʔ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَرَاء ḍarāʔ	الضَّرَاء aḍ-ḍarāʔ	ضَرَاء ḍarāʔ
nominative	ضَرَاءٌ ḍarāʔun	الضَّرَاءُ aḍ-ḍarāʔu	ضَرَاءُ ḍarāʔu
accusative	ضَرَاءً ḍarāʔan	الضَّرَاءَ aḍ-ḍarāʔa	ضَرَاءَ ḍarāʔa
genitive	ضَرَاءٍ ḍarāʔin	الضَّرَاءِ aḍ-ḍarāʔi	ضَرَاءِ ḍarāʔi