سدر

Arabic

سَدَارَة

Etymology 1

From the root س د ر (s-d-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.di.ra/

Verb

1. to be dazzled, to be blinded, to have vision blocked
   • c. 700, al-ʾaḵṭal at-taġlibī, ألا سائل الجحاف هل هو ثائر:

     يصولُ بمَجْرٍ لَيْسَ يُحْصى عديدُه
     ويَسْدَرُ مِنْهُ، ساجِياً، كلُّ ناظِرِ

     He encroaches numerously in a number that cannot be counted
     And every beholder is silent and dazzled by him.

2. to be careless, to be regardless, to be reckless

Noun

سَدَر • (sadar) m

1. verbal noun of سَدِرَ (sadira) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun سَدَر (sadar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَدَر sadar	السَّدَر as-sadar	سَدَر sadar
Nominative	سَدَرٌ sadarun	السَّدَرُ as-sadaru	سَدَرُ sadaru
Accusative	سَدَرًا sadaran	السَّدَرَ as-sadara	سَدَرَ sadara
Genitive	سَدَرٍ sadarin	السَّدَرِ as-sadari	سَدَرِ sadari

سِدْر – Ziziphus spina-christi

Etymology 2

From the root س د ر (s-d-r) meaning “to obscure or block vision”, “to make an area inaccessible or blocked”; originally applied variously to lofty trees associated with shade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sidr/

Noun

سِدْر • (sidr) m (collective, singulative سِدْرَة f (sidra), plural سُدُور (sudūr) or سِدَر (sidar), paucal سِدَرَات (sidarāt))

1. buckthorn, trees of the genus Ziziphus
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:28-29:

     فِي سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ وَطَلْحٍ مَّنْضُودٍ

     fī sidrin maḵḍūdin waṭalḥin manḍūdin

     [They will be] among buckthorn trees with thorns removed and vachellia trees layered [with fruit]

   Synonym: نَبَق (nabaq)

Declension

Declension of noun سِدْر (sidr)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِدْر sidr	السِّدْر as-sidr	سِدْر sidr
Nominative	سِدْرٌ sidrun	السِّدْرُ as-sidru	سِدْرُ sidru
Accusative	سِدْرًا sidran	السِّدْرَ as-sidra	سِدْرَ sidra
Genitive	سِدْرٍ sidrin	السِّدْرِ as-sidri	سِدْرِ sidri
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِدْرَة sidra	السِّدْرَة as-sidra	سِدْرَة sidrat
Nominative	سِدْرَةٌ sidratun	السِّدْرَةُ as-sidratu	سِدْرَةُ sidratu
Accusative	سِدْرَةً sidratan	السِّدْرَةَ as-sidrata	سِدْرَةَ sidrata
Genitive	سِدْرَةٍ sidratin	السِّدْرَةِ as-sidrati	سِدْرَةِ sidrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِدْرَتَيْن sidratayn	السِّدْرَتَيْن as-sidratayn	سِدْرَتَيْ sidratay
Nominative	سِدْرَتَانِ sidratāni	السِّدْرَتَانِ as-sidratāni	سِدْرَتَا sidratā
Accusative	سِدْرَتَيْنِ sidratayni	السِّدْرَتَيْنِ as-sidratayni	سِدْرَتَيْ sidratay
Genitive	سِدْرَتَيْنِ sidratayni	السِّدْرَتَيْنِ as-sidratayni	سِدْرَتَيْ sidratay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِدَرَات sidarāt	السِّدَرَات as-sidarāt	سِدَرَات sidarāt
Nominative	سِدَرَاتٌ sidarātun	السِّدَرَاتُ as-sidarātu	سِدَرَاتُ sidarātu
Accusative	سِدَرَاتٍ sidarātin	السِّدَرَاتِ as-sidarāti	سِدَرَاتِ sidarāti
Genitive	سِدَرَاتٍ sidarātin	السِّدَرَاتِ as-sidarāti	سِدَرَاتِ sidarāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُدُور‎; سِدَر sudūr‎; sidar	السُّدُور‎; السِّدَر as-sudūr‎; as-sidar	سُدُور‎; سِدَر sudūr‎; sidar
Nominative	سُدُورٌ‎; سِدَرٌ sudūrun‎; sidarun	السُّدُورُ‎; السِّدَرُ as-sudūru‎; as-sidaru	سُدُورُ‎; سِدَرُ sudūru‎; sidaru
Accusative	سُدُورًا‎; سِدَرًا sudūran‎; sidaran	السُّدُورَ‎; السِّدَرَ as-sudūra‎; as-sidara	سُدُورَ‎; سِدَرَ sudūra‎; sidara
Genitive	سُدُورٍ‎; سِدَرٍ sudūrin‎; sidarin	السُّدُورِ‎; السِّدَرِ as-sudūri‎; as-sidari	سُدُورِ‎; سِدَرِ sudūri‎; sidari

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833) “سدر”, 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 299
• Löw, Immanuel (1934) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 4, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 67
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “سدر”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 561

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Ottoman Turkish

سدره – Ziziphus lotus

Etymology 1

From Arabic سِدْر (sidr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sidr/

Noun

سدر • (sidr) (singulative سدره (sidre))

1. buckthorn, trees of the genus Ziziphus

Descendants

• Turkish: sidre

Etymology 2

سدر لبنان – Cedrus libani

From French cèdre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛdr/, /sɛdir/

Noun

سدر • (sedr, sedir)

1. cedar, tree of the genus Cedrus

Descendants

• Turkish: sedr, sedir

References

• Zenker, Julius Theodor (1876) “سدر”, in Türkisch-arabisch-persisches Handwörterbuch, volume 2 (overall work in German and French), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 501b