ضرة

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Arabic

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Root
ض ر ر (ḍ r r)
12 terms

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́arrat- (co-wife). Cognate with Akkadian 𒁮𒋰𒁀 (ṣerretum) and Biblical Hebrew צָרָה (ṣɔrɔ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ضَرَّة (ḍarraf (plural ضَرَائِر (ḍarāʔir) or ضَرَّات (ḍarrāt))

  1. co-wife (by tradition not the word-choice preferred by Muslims because of the negative connotation of the root)
    Synonym: جَارة (jāra)

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