مضر

See also: مصر

Arabic

Root
ض ر ر (ḍ r r)
14 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَضَرَّ (ʔaḍarra, “to harm, to injure”), from the root ض ر ر (ḍ r r); compare ضَرَّ (ḍarra, “to damage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.dˤirr/

Adjective

مُضِرّ • (muḍirr) (feminine مُضِرَّة (muḍirra), masculine plural مُضِرُّون (muḍirrūn), feminine plural مُضِرَّات (muḍirrāt))

1. hurtful, harmful, pernicious

Declension

Declension of adjective مُضِرّ (muḍirr)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُضِرّ muḍirr	الْمُضِرّ al-muḍirr	مُضِرَّة muḍirra	الْمُضِرَّة al-muḍirra
nominative	مُضِرٌّ muḍirrun	الْمُضِرُّ al-muḍirru	مُضِرَّةٌ muḍirratun	الْمُضِرَّةُ al-muḍirratu
accusative	مُضِرًّا muḍirran	الْمُضِرَّ al-muḍirra	مُضِرَّةً muḍirratan	الْمُضِرَّةَ al-muḍirrata
genitive	مُضِرٍّ muḍirrin	الْمُضِرِّ al-muḍirri	مُضِرَّةٍ muḍirratin	الْمُضِرَّةِ al-muḍirrati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُضِرَّيْن muḍirrayn	الْمُضِرَّيْن al-muḍirrayn	مُضِرَّتَيْن muḍirratayn	الْمُضِرَّتَيْن al-muḍirratayn
nominative	مُضِرَّانِ muḍirrāni	الْمُضِرَّانِ al-muḍirrāni	مُضِرَّتَانِ muḍirratāni	الْمُضِرَّتَانِ al-muḍirratāni
accusative	مُضِرَّيْنِ muḍirrayni	الْمُضِرَّيْنِ al-muḍirrayni	مُضِرَّتَيْنِ muḍirratayni	الْمُضِرَّتَيْنِ al-muḍirratayni
genitive	مُضِرَّيْنِ muḍirrayni	الْمُضِرَّيْنِ al-muḍirrayni	مُضِرَّتَيْنِ muḍirratayni	الْمُضِرَّتَيْنِ al-muḍirratayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُضِرِّين muḍirrīn	الْمُضِرِّين al-muḍirrīn	مُضِرَّات muḍirrāt	الْمُضِرَّات al-muḍirrāt
nominative	مُضِرُّونَ muḍirrūna	الْمُضِرُّونَ al-muḍirrūna	مُضِرَّاتٌ muḍirrātun	الْمُضِرَّاتُ al-muḍirrātu
accusative	مُضِرِّينَ muḍirrīna	الْمُضِرِّينَ al-muḍirrīna	مُضِرَّاتٍ muḍirrātin	الْمُضِرَّاتِ al-muḍirrāti
genitive	مُضِرِّينَ muḍirrīna	الْمُضِرِّينَ al-muḍirrīna	مُضِرَّاتٍ muḍirrātin	الْمُضِرَّاتِ al-muḍirrāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: müzirr
• → Persian: مضر
  • → Urdu: مضر
• → Ottoman Turkish: مضر (muzır)
  • Turkish: muzır

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مضر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُضِرّ (muḍirr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mu.ˈzir(r)/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.zɪ́ɾ(ɾ)]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.zɪ́ɾ(ɾ)]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.zɪ́ɾ(ɾ)]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.zíɾ(ɾ)]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.zéɹ(ɹ)]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.zíɾ(ɾ)]

• Rhymes: -ir(r)

Readings
Classical reading?	muzir(r)
Dari reading?	muzir(r)
Iranian reading?	mozer(r)
Tajik reading?	muzir(r)

Adjective

مضر • (mozer)

1. harmful, detrimental, disadvantageous

   Synonyms: زیان‌آور (ziyân-âvar), زیانبار (ziyânbâr)

   Antonyms: سودمند (sudmand), مفید (mofid)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مضر, from Arabic مُضِرّ (muḍirr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.zɪɾ/

Noun

مُضِر • (muzir) (Hindi spelling मुज़िर)

1. hurtful, harmful, injurious

Further reading

• “مضر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “مضر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.