ضرر

See also: صرر

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ر ر (ḍ-r-r); compare ضَرَّ (ḍarra, “to damage”).

Noun

ضَرَر • (ḍarar) m (plural أَضْرَار (ʔaḍrār))

1. damage, injury, hurt, harm, mischief

   لَا ضَرَر ― lā ḍarar ― never mind, it does not matter

   لَا ضَرَرَ وَلَا ضِرَار

   lā ḍarara walā ḍirār

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. an evil state or condition
3. defect, deficiency, detriment, loss
4. narrowness, straitness
5. brink or edge of a cave

Declension

Declension of noun ضَرَر (ḍarar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَرَر ḍarar	الضَّرَر aḍ-ḍarar	ضَرَر ḍarar
Nominative	ضَرَرٌ ḍararun	الضَّرَرُ aḍ-ḍararu	ضَرَرُ ḍararu
Accusative	ضَرَرًا ḍararan	الضَّرَرَ aḍ-ḍarara	ضَرَرَ ḍarara
Genitive	ضَرَرٍ ḍararin	الضَّرَرِ aḍ-ḍarari	ضَرَرِ ḍarari
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَرَرَيْن ḍararayn	الضَّرَرَيْن aḍ-ḍararayn	ضَرَرَيْ ḍararay
Nominative	ضَرَرَانِ ḍararāni	الضَّرَرَانِ aḍ-ḍararāni	ضَرَرَا ḍararā
Accusative	ضَرَرَيْنِ ḍararayni	الضَّرَرَيْنِ aḍ-ḍararayni	ضَرَرَيْ ḍararay
Genitive	ضَرَرَيْنِ ḍararayni	الضَّرَرَيْنِ aḍ-ḍararayni	ضَرَرَيْ ḍararay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَضْرَار ʔaḍrār	الْأَضْرَار al-ʔaḍrār	أَضْرَار ʔaḍrār
Nominative	أَضْرَارٌ ʔaḍrārun	الْأَضْرَارُ al-ʔaḍrāru	أَضْرَارُ ʔaḍrāru
Accusative	أَضْرَارًا ʔaḍrāran	الْأَضْرَارَ al-ʔaḍrāra	أَضْرَارَ ʔaḍrāra
Genitive	أَضْرَارٍ ʔaḍrārin	الْأَضْرَارِ al-ʔaḍrāri	أَضْرَارِ ʔaḍrāri

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: zərər
• → Turkmen: zelel

Adjective

ضَرَر • (ḍarar)

1. narrow

Declension

Declension of adjective ضَرَر (ḍarar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَرَر ḍarar	الضَّرَر aḍ-ḍarar	ضَرَرَة ḍarara	الضَّرَرَة aḍ-ḍarara
Nominative	ضَرَرٌ ḍararun	الضَّرَرُ aḍ-ḍararu	ضَرَرَةٌ ḍararatun	الضَّرَرَةُ aḍ-ḍararatu
Accusative	ضَرَرًا ḍararan	الضَّرَرَ aḍ-ḍarara	ضَرَرَةً ḍararatan	الضَّرَرَةَ aḍ-ḍararata
Genitive	ضَرَرٍ ḍararin	الضَّرَرِ aḍ-ḍarari	ضَرَرَةٍ ḍararatin	الضَّرَرَةِ aḍ-ḍararati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَرَرَيْن ḍararayn	الضَّرَرَيْن aḍ-ḍararayn	ضَرَرَتَيْن ḍararatayn	الضَّرَرَتَيْن aḍ-ḍararatayn
Nominative	ضَرَرَانِ ḍararāni	الضَّرَرَانِ aḍ-ḍararāni	ضَرَرَتَانِ ḍararatāni	الضَّرَرَتَانِ aḍ-ḍararatāni
Accusative	ضَرَرَيْنِ ḍararayni	الضَّرَرَيْنِ aḍ-ḍararayni	ضَرَرَتَيْنِ ḍararatayni	الضَّرَرَتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍararatayni
Genitive	ضَرَرَيْنِ ḍararayni	الضَّرَرَيْنِ aḍ-ḍararayni	ضَرَرَتَيْنِ ḍararatayni	الضَّرَرَتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍararatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	—		—
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	—	—	—	—
Nominative	—	—	—	—
Accusative	—	—	—	—
Genitive	—	—	—	—