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Form 1أَزَرَهُ2 senses · 1 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarأَزْرٌ

Core sense — it surrounded it, it encompassed itgenerated

1.1

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It surrounded, or encompassed, a thing.

1.1.1

See also form 2, in two places, and form 3.

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, aor. اَزِرَ , (TK,) inf. n. أَزْرٌ . (IAar, K,) It surrounded, or encompassed, it, (IAar,* K,* TA,) namely, a thing. (TK.) See also 2, in two places: and see 3.
Form 2أزّرهُ4 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَأْزِيرٌ

Core sense — he clad him with a waist-wrapper; it covered it; he strengthened himgenerated

2.1he clad him with an إِزَارأَزَرَهُ

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2.1.1the herbage covered the ground, or landأزّر النَّبْتُ الأَرْضَ

It covered it.

2.1.2figurative · مجاز

He repaired the lower part of a wall, and so made that part like an إِزَار.

He cased [the lower part of] a wall, and so strengthened it.

2.1.3figurative · مجازhe strengthened him, or itأَزَرَهُ

Maṣdar أَزْرٌ.

See also form 3.

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, inf. n. تَأْزِيرٌ , He put on him, or clad him with, an إِزَار ; (S;) as also أَزَرَهُ . (TA.) It covered it: (K,* TA:) as in the phrase, أزّر النَّبْتُ الأَرْضَ The herbage covered the ground, or land. (TA.) He repaired the lower part of it, (namely, a wall,) and thus made that part like an إِزَار : (Mgh, Msb:*) he cased [the lower part of] it, (namely, a wall,) and thus strengthened it. (A.) He strengthened him, or it; (K, TA;) as also أَزَرَهُ , (Fr,) inf. n. أَزْرٌ (Fr, K.) [See also 3.]
Form 3آزِرِهُ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he aided him and strengthened him; it equalled the thinggenerated

3.1I helped and strengthened the man against such a oneآزَرْتُ الرَّخُلَ عَلَ فُلَانٍ

The vulgar say وَازَرَهُ, which is an irregular form; maṣdar مُؤَازَرَةٌ and أَزَرَهُ.

I wanted to do such a thing, and such a one helped me to do itأَرَدْتُ كَذَا فَآزَرَنِى عَلَيْهِ فُلَانٌ

on this sense He aided, assisted, or helped him, and strengthened him.

on this sense See also form 2.

3.1.1figurative · مجازthe seed-produce became tangled, or luxuriant, one part strengthening anotherآزَرَ الزَّرْعُ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضًا

Maṣdar as above; تأزّر الزَّرْعُ is used in the same sense.

Or تأزّر النَّبْتُ means: the herbage became tangled, or luxuriant, and strong.

3.1.2the thing equalled the thing; it matched, or corresponded to, itآزَرَ الشَّىْءُ الشَّىْءَ

Maṣdar as above.

Some copies have المُؤَاسَاةُ where others have المُسَاوَاةُ, which is the correct reading.

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, (Fr, S, A, Msb,) for which the vulgar say وَازَرَهُ , (Fr, S,) the latter an extr. form, (K,) inf. n. مُؤَازَرَةٌ ; (Msb, K;) and أَزَرَهُ ; (TA;) He aided, assisted, or helped, him; (Fr, S, A, Msb, K;*) and strengthened him. (Msb.) [See also 2.] You say, آزَرْتُ الرَّخُلَ عَلَ فُلَانٍ I aided, assisted, or helped, and strengthened, the man against such a one. (Zj.) And أَرَدْتُ كَذَا فَآزَرَنِى عَلَيْهِ فُلَانٌ I desired to do such a thing, and such a one aided, assisted, or helped, me to do it. (A, TA.) آزَرَ الزَّرْعُ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضًا , (A,) inf. n. as above, (K,) The seed-produce became tangled, or luxuriant, (A, K,) one part reaching to another, (A,) and one part strengthening another; (K;) as also تأزّر الزَّرْعُ : (TA:) or تأزّر النَّبْتُ signifies the herbage became tangled, or luxuriant, and strong. (S.) آزَرَ الشَّىْءُ الشَّىْءَ , (TA,) inf. n. as above, (K,) The thing equalled, or was equal to, the thing: the thing matched, or corresponded to, the thing. (K,* TA.) In some copies of the K, in the place of المُسَاوَاةُ , is found المُؤَاسَاةُ : the former is the correct reading. (TA.)
Form 5تَاَزَّرَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he put on the waist-wrapper; it became tangled and stronggenerated

5.1

See form 8, in two places.

5.1.1

And see also form 3, in two places.

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see 8, in two places: and see also 3, in two places.
Form 8اِيتَزَرَ1 sense

Core sense — he put on, or wore, the waist-wrappergenerated

8.1

Originally ٱئْتَزَرَ and تأزّر, or ايتزر بِالإِزَارِ and تأزَر بِهِ: he put on, or wore, the إِزَارَ.

اِتَّزَرَ is wrong, or vulgar, and should not be said. It occurs in some traditions, but is probably a corruption by those who related them. Or it is a correct form, [like اتَّخَذَ and the like, ] according to El-Karmánee, Sgh and others.

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, (S, Mgh, Msb,) originally ٱئْتَزَرَ , (Mgh, Msb,) and تأزّر , (S,) or ايتزر بِالإِزَارِ , and تأزَر بِهِ , (K,) He put on, or wore, the إِزَارَ : (S, Mgh, Msb, K:) اِتَّزَرَ is wrong, (Nh,) or vulgar, (Mgh,) and should not be said: it occurs in certain of the trads., but is probably a corruption of the relaters: (K:) or it is a correct form, [like اتَّخَذَ &c., (see art. اخذ ,)] (Msb, MF,) accord. to ElKarmánee and Sgh and others. (MF.)

Derived nouns 11

Nounأَزْرٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — strength; also weakness; the back; aid, helpgenerated

1

Strength.

1.1

And, as some say, weakness: so it bears two opposite meanings.

1.2strengthen my back by himاُشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِى

In the Qur'ān 20:32; or the meaning is: confirm my strength by him; or: strengthen my weakness by him.

And the back.

1.3

Aid, assistance, or help.

1.4the part of each of the two flanks where the إِزَار is knottedأُزْرٌ

This meaning belongs to the headword as well.

Qur’ānic occurrences أَزْر
20:31
ٱشْدُدْ بِهِۦٓ أَزْرِى

"Add to my strength through him,

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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Strength. (IAar, S, A, K.) And (or as some say, TA) Weakness: thus bearing two contr. significations. (IAar, K.) And The back. (IAar, S, K.) اُشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِى , in the Kur [xx. 32], means Strengthen Thou by him my back: (IAar, S:) or confirm Thou by him my strength: or strengthen Thou by him my weakness. (IAar.) Aid, assistance, or help. (Msb.) Also, (S,) or أُزْرٌ , (K,) The place, (K,) or part of [each of] the two flanks, (S,) where the إِزَار is tied in a knot. (S, K.)
Nounأُزْرٌ1 sense

Core sense — waist-wrappers, wrappers for the lower part of the bodygenerated

1

See أَزْرٌ.

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: see أَزْرٌ .
Nounإِزْرٌ1 sense

Core sense — strength; the backgenerated

1

See إِزَارٌ.

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: see إِزَارٌ .
Nounإِزْرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a particular way of putting on, or wearing, the waist-wrappergenerated

1[He has a good way of putting on, or wearing, the ازار]إِنَّهُ لَحَسَنُ الإِزْرَةِ

Any particular mode, or manner, of putting on, or wearing, the إِزَار.

he put on, or wore, the ازار in a good wayاِيتَزَرَ إِزْرَةً حَسَنَةً
[The believer's way of wearing the ازار is to have it reaching to the middle of the shank]إِزْرَةُ المُؤْمِنِ إِلَى نِصْفِ السَّاقِ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الكَعْبَيْنِ

From a tradition; and no sin is chargeable to him with respect to what is between that and the two ankles.

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Any particular mode, or manner, of putting on, or wearing, the إِزَار . (S, K.) You say, إِنَّهُ لَحَسَنُ الإِزْرَةِ [Verily he has a good manner of putting on, or wearing, the ازار ]. (A.) And اِيتَزَرَ إِزْرَةً حَسَنَةً He put on, or wore, the ازار in a good manner. (S.) And it is said in a trad., إِزْرَةُ المُؤْمِنِ إِلَى نِصْفِ السَّاقِ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الكَعْبَيْنِ [The believer's mode of wearing the ازار is to have it reaching to the middle of the shank; and there shall be no sin chargeable to him with respect to what is between that and the two ankles]. (TA.)
Nounإِزَارٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a waist-wrapper; continence; one's wife, or one's selfgenerated

1figurative · مجازhe prepared himself for the thing, affair, or businessشَدَّ لِلأَمْرِ مِئْزَرَهُ

Masculine and feminine, and also إِزَارَةٌ, مِئْزَرٌ, مِئْزَرَةٌ and إِزْرٌ: a thing well known; [a waist-wrapper;] a wrapper for covering the lower part of the body, [from the waist downwards, concealing the thighs and generally the upper half, or more, of the shanks, ] not sewed.

Or such as is beneath the shoulders, or on the lower half of the body. The رِدَآءِ is that which covers the upper half of the body, or that which is upon the shoulders and back, and this also is not sewed. Each of these explanations is correct. Or it is the same as مِلْحَفَةٌ.

[In the present day إِزَار, vulgarly pronounced إِيزَار, is also applied to a woman's outer covering, or wrapper, of white calico, described in my “Modern Egyptians;” and مِئْزَرٌ to a pair of drawers; and apparently, in post-classical writings, to anything resembling a waist-wrapper, worn on any part of the person and in any manner, sometimes as a turban.]

إِزَارٌ also means anything with which one is veiled, concealed, or covered.

Plural آزِرَةٌ, a plural of paucity, and, of multitude, أُزُرٌ and أُزْرٌ, which is of the dialect of Temeem, or, according to MF, a contraction of أُزُرٌ; and the plural of مئزر is مَآزِرُ.

he abstained from sexual intercourseشَدَّ المِئْزَرَ

Or: he prepared himself for religious service.

(the place of) my ازار became blackاِخْضَرَّ إِزَارِى

Or, rather, it became of a [blackish] hue inclining to green, because the hair when it first grows is of that hue.

[My house is my covering]دَارِى إِزَارِى

Said by Es-Sarawee to IAar, when the latter expressed surprise at his walking naked in his house.

1.1figurative · مجازsuch a one is continent, keeping away from women unlawful to himفُلَانٌ عَفِيفُ الإِ زَارِ

Continence; chastity.

المِئْزَرِ is used in the same way. A 'Obeyd.

Similarly فُلَانٌ طَيّبُ الإِزَارِ. See the article حجز.

1.2figurative · مجازmay my wife be a ransom for youفِدًى لَكَ إِزَارِى

Aboo-'Omar El-Jarmee; or the meaning is: myself (IKt, Suh).

we will surely defend you from what we defend our wives and our families fromلَنَمْنَعَنَّكَ مِمَّا نَمْنَعُ مِنْهُ أُزُرَنَا

From a tradition about the vow of allegiance made at the 'Akabeh; or the meaning is: ourselves.

on this sense One's wife; or one's self (IKt, Suh); or one's wife and family; or one's family and self.

1.3figurative · مجازa cry by which a ewe is called to be milkedإِزَارْ إِزَارْ

A ewe. [But see شَاةٌ مُؤَزَّرَةٌ.]

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, masc. and fem., and إِزَارَةٌ , and مِئْزَرٌ , (S, Msb, K,) and مِئْزَرَةٌ , (Lh,) and إِزْرٌ , (K,) A thing well known; (S, Msb;) [a waist-wrapper;] a wrapper for covering, or which covers, the lower part of the body, [from the waist downwards, concealing the thighs, and generally the upper half, or more, of the shanks, (see أَزْرٌ , or أُزْرٌ , and إِزْرَةٌ ,)] not sewed: or such as is beneath the shoulders, or on the lower half of the body: the رِدَآءِ is that which covers the upper half of the body; or that which is upon the shoulders and back; and this also is not sewed: each of these explanations is correct: (MF:) or i. q. مِلْحَفَةٌ : (K:) [in the present day, إِزَار , vulgarly pronounced إِيزَار , is also applied to a woman's outer covering, or wrapper, of white calico; described in my “Modern Egyptians:” and مِئْزَرٌ , to a pair of drawers: and app., in post-classical writings, to anything resembling a waist-wrapper, worn on any part of the person, and in any manner; sometimes as a turban:] and إِزَارٌ also signifies anything with which one is veiled, concealed, or covered: (Th, K:) its pl. is آزِرَةٌ , (S, Msb, K,) a pl. of pauc., (S, Msb,) and (of mult., S, Msb) أُزُرٌ (S, Msb, K) and أُزْرٌ , (K,) which is of the dial. of Temeem, or, accord. to MF, a contraction of أُزُرٌ : (TA:) and the pl. of مئزر is مَآزِرُ (Msb.) You say, شَدَّ لِلأَمْرِ مِئْزَرَهُ He prepared himself for the thing, affair, or business. (A.) And شَدَّ المِئْزَرَ He abstained from sexual intercourse: or he prepared himself for religious service. (TA, from a trad.) And اِخْضَرَّ إِزَارِى (The place of) my ازار became black: or, rather, became of a [blackish] hue inclining to green: because the hair when it first grows is of that hue. (Har p. 494.) And دَارِى إِزَارِى [My house is my covering]: said by Es-Sarawee to IAar, on the latter's expressing his surprise at the former's walking in his house naked. (TA.) Continence; chastity. (K, TA.) You say, فُلَانٌ عَفِيفُ الإِ زَارِ , and المِئْزَرِ Such a one is continent, abstaining from women with whom it is unlawful to him to have commerce: (A 'Obeyd:) and in like manner, فُلَانٌ طَيّبُ الإِزَارِ . (TA in art. حجز .) One's wife: (S, M, K:) or one's self: (IKt, Suh:) or one's wife and family: or one's family and self. (TA.) One says, فِدًى لَكَ إِزَارِى May my wife be a ransom for thee: (Aboo-'Omar El-Jarmee, S:) or myself. (IKt, Suh.) And it is said in a trad. respecting the vow of allegiance made at the 'Akabeh, لَنَمْنَعَنَّكَ مِمَّا نَمْنَعُ مِنْهُ أُزُرَنَا We will assuredly defend thee from that from which we defend our wives and our families: or ourselves. (TA.) A ewe. (K, TA.) [But see شَاةٌ مُؤَزَّرَةٌ .] And إِزَارْ إِزَارْ is A cry by which a ewe is called to be milked. (K.)
Nounإِزَارَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a waist-wrappergenerated

1

See إِزَارٌ.

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: see إِزَارٌ .
Nounفَرَسٌ آزَرُ1 sense

Core sense — a horse white in the hinder partgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

With its feminine أَزْرَآءُ: a horse, or a mare, white in the hinder part, which is the place of a man's إِزَار; [that is, it corresponds to the lower part of the body of a man.]

When the whiteness comes down to the thighs, the adjective مَسَرْوَلٌ is used.

Or it means a horse white in the thighs, with fore parts black, or of any colour.

Plural أُزْرٌ.

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, and أَزْرَآءُ , [which is the fem.,] A horse, and a mare, white in the hinder part, (A, TA,) which is the place of the إِزَار of a man; (TA;) [i. e., it corresponds to the lower part of the body of a man:] when the whiteness descends to the thighs, the epithet مَسَرْوَلٌ is employed: (A:) or the former signifies a horse white in the thighs, and having his fore parts black, or of any colour: (AO, K:) pl. أُزْرٌ (A.)
Nounمِئْزَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a waist-wrappergenerated

1

See إِزَارٌ, in five places.

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: see إِزَارٌ , in five places.
Nounمِئْزَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a waist-wrappergenerated

1

See إِزَارٌ.

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: see إِزَارٌ .
Nounشَاةٌ مُؤَزَّرَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a ewe black in the hinder part, as if clothed with a black waist-wrappergenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A ewe, or she-goat, that is [black in the hinder part] as though clothed with a black إِزَار.

[One copy adds وَيُقَالُ لَهَا إِزَارٌ, which may mean “and one says, She has an ازار,” or “and one calls her ازار;” but the first is more probably meant.]

[In another, نَعْجَةٌ, “a ewe,” stands in the place of شَاةٌ.]

1.1figurative · مجازaid [made] effective and powerfulنَصْرٌ مُؤَزَّرٌ

Occurs in a tradition.

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A ewe, or she-goat, that is [black in the hinder part] as though attired with a black إِزَار . (A; [in which is added, وَيُقَالُ لَهَا إِزَارٌ , which may mean, “and one says, She has an ازار ;” or “and one calls her ازار ;” but more probably the former is meant thereby;] and K; [in which نَعْجَةٌ , “a ewe,” is put in the place of شَاةٌ .]) نَصْرٌ مُؤَزَّرٌ Aid [made] effective and powerful: (K, TA:) occurring in a trad. (TA.)
Nounمَأْزُورَاتٍ1 sense

Core sense — burdened with singenerated

1

For مَوْزُورَاتٍ, see the article وزر.

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for مَوْزُورَاتٍ : see art. وزر .