ضرة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ض ر ر (ḍ r r) |
| 13 terms |
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́arrat- (“co-wife”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒁮𒋰𒁀 (ṣerretum) and Biblical Hebrew צָרָה (ṣɔrɔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dˤar.ra/
Noun
ضَرَّة • (ḍarra) f (plural ضَرَائِر (ḍarāʔir) or ضَرَّات (ḍarrāt))
- co-wife (by tradition not the word-choice preferred by Muslims because of the negative connotation of the root)
- Synonym: جَارة (jāra)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ضَرَّة ḍarra |
الضَّرَّة aḍ-ḍarra |
ضَرَّة ḍarrat |
| nominative | ضَرَّةٌ ḍarratun |
الضَّرَّةُ aḍ-ḍarratu |
ضَرَّةُ ḍarratu |
| accusative | ضَرَّةً ḍarratan |
الضَّرَّةَ aḍ-ḍarrata |
ضَرَّةَ ḍarrata |
| genitive | ضَرَّةٍ ḍarratin |
الضَّرَّةِ aḍ-ḍarrati |
ضَرَّةِ ḍarrati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | ضَرَّتَيْن ḍarratayn |
الضَّرَّتَيْن aḍ-ḍarratayn |
ضَرَّتَيْ ḍarratay |
| nominative | ضَرَّتَانِ ḍarratāni |
الضَّرَّتَانِ aḍ-ḍarratāni |
ضَرَّتَا ḍarratā |
| accusative | ضَرَّتَيْنِ ḍarratayni |
الضَّرَّتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍarratayni |
ضَرَّتَيْ ḍarratay |
| genitive | ضَرَّتَيْنِ ḍarratayni |
الضَّرَّتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍarratayni |
ضَرَّتَيْ ḍarratay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ضَرَائِر; ضَرَّات ḍarāʔir; ḍarrāt |
الضَّرَائِر; الضَّرَّات aḍ-ḍarāʔir; aḍ-ḍarrāt |
ضَرَائِر; ضَرَّات ḍarāʔir; ḍarrāt |
| nominative | ضَرَائِرُ; ضَرَّاتٌ ḍarāʔiru; ḍarrātun |
الضَّرَائِرُ; الضَّرَّاتُ aḍ-ḍarāʔiru; aḍ-ḍarrātu |
ضَرَائِرُ; ضَرَّاتُ ḍarāʔiru; ḍarrātu |
| accusative | ضَرَائِرَ; ضَرَّاتٍ ḍarāʔira; ḍarrātin |
الضَّرَائِرَ; الضَّرَّاتِ aḍ-ḍarāʔira; aḍ-ḍarrāti |
ضَرَائِرَ; ضَرَّاتِ ḍarāʔira; ḍarrāti |
| genitive | ضَرَائِرَ; ضَرَّاتٍ ḍarāʔira; ḍarrātin |
الضَّرَائِرِ; الضَّرَّاتِ aḍ-ḍarāʔiri; aḍ-ḍarrāti |
ضَرَائِرِ; ضَرَّاتِ ḍarāʔiri; ḍarrāti |
References
- Lagarde, Paul de (1882) “צרה”, in Nachrichten von der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen[1], number 13, pages 393–408
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “ضرة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1776.