جدر

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Form 1جَدَرَ5 senses

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarجَدْرٌ جَدَارَةٌ

Core sense — he built a wall; he had small-pox; he was fit, or suited, for itgenerated

1.1he made a wall [app. here meaning a wall of enclosure]—جِدَار

Synonym حَوَّطَ.

he built a wall and founded it—جدار

1.2he concealed himself by means of a wall—جِدار

1.3he had, or was attacked by, small-pox—جُدِرَ

. Also جَدَرَ, maṣdars جَدْرٌ and جُدِّرَ; some disallow the latter, because that form denotes repetition, while the verb means having a disease that befalls a man only once in his life.

Said of a man, or of a child; the disease is جُدَرِىّ [or small-pox].

the small-pox came forth, or broke out—جَدَرَ الجُدَرِىُّ

As in the TK: its means the coming forth, or breaking out, of the جُدَرِىّ.

1.4he, or it, was, or became, fit, suited, proper, or worthy—جَدُرَ

he was, or became, fit, or suited, for it—جَدُرَ بِهِ

And لَهُ, in the same sense.

he was, or became, fit, or suited, for doing such a thing—جَدُرَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا

See جَدِيرٌ.

1.5he made, or called, him, or it, fit, suited, proper, or worthy—جَدَرَهُ

Synonym جَعَلَ.

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, (K,) aor. جَدُرَ , (TA,) He made a جِدَار [app. here meaning a wall of enclosure]; syn. حَوَّطَ : (K:) or he built a جدار : and he founded it. (Ham p. 818.) He concealed himself by means of a جِدار [or wall]. (Th, K.) جُدِرَ , (A, K,) inf. n. جَدْرٌ ; (TA;) and جَدَرَ , (Lh, K,) aor. جَدُرَ , inf. n. جَدْرٌ ; (Lh, TA;) and جُدِّرَ , (S, (A, K,) which last some disallow, because this form denotes repetition, and the verb signifies the having a disease that befalls but once in a man's life; (MF;) He (a man, S, or a child, A) had, or became attacked by, جُدَرِىّ [or small-pox]. (S, A, K.) [And جَدَرَ الجُدَرِىُّ The small-pox came forth, or broke out; as in the TK: for its inf. n.] جَدْرٌ signifies the coming forth, or breaking out, of the جُدَرِىّ . (K.) جَدُرَ , aor. جَدُرَ , inf. n. جَدَارَةٌ , He, or it, was, or became, adapted, disposed, apt, meet, suited, suitable, fitted, fit, competent, proper, or worthy. (K.) You say, جَدُرَ بِهِ [and لَهُ ] He was, or became, adapted, disposed, apt, &c., for it. (A.) [And جَدُرَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا He was, or became, adapted, disposed, apt, &c., for doing such a thing. See جَدِيرٌ .] جَدَرَهُ He made, or called, ( جَعَلَ ,) him, or it, adapted, disposed, apt, meet, suited, suitable, fitted, fit, competent, proper, or worthy. (K.)

Form 2جَدَّرَ بِنَآءَهُ2 senses

Core sense — he raised his building high, and built it firmlygenerated

2.1

See form 8.

2.2

جُدِّرَ: see form 1.

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: see 8. جُدِّرَ : see 1.

Form 4مَا أَجْدَرَهُ بِالخَيْرِ1 sense

Core sense — how well suited, or how worthy, he is for what is goodgenerated

4.1how well suited he is for what is good! how worthy he is of what is good!—لِلْخَيْرِ

how well suited he is for doing that! how worthy he is to do it!—مَا أَجْدَرَهُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ ذٰلِكَ

And أَجْدِرْ بِهِ, in the same sense.

The use of جَدُرَ in the sense “he was, or became, suited” refutes the claim of certain grammarians that these two forms of the verb depart from the general rule.

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[and لِلْخَيْرِ ] How well adapted or disposed, or how apt, meet, suited, suitable, fitted, fit, competent, or proper, is he for what is good! or how worthy is he of what is good! (A.) And مَا أَجْدَرَهُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ ذٰلِكَ , and أَجْدِرْ بِهِ , How well adapted or disposed, or how apt, meet, &c., is he for doing that! or how worthy is he to do that! (TA.) The usage of جَدُرَ , signifying “ he was, or became, adapted, &c., ” refutes the assertion of certain grammarians that these two forms of the verb deviate from general rule. (MF.)

Form 8اجتدر بِنَآءَهُ1 sense

maṣdarتَجْدِيرٌ

Core sense — he raised his building high, and built it firmly and stronglygenerated

8.1he raised his building high, or built it firmly and strongly and raised it high—جدّرهُ

Maṣdars تَجْدِيرٌ and مُجَدَّرٌ; synonym شَيَّدَهُ.

[In the CK we read اِجتَدَرَ بِنَاهُ, as though the pronoun ه referred to the preceding word جِدَار, so that the verb would mean “he built a wall”; but the TA shows that the reading given above is the right one.]

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; and جدّرهُ , inf. n. تَجْدِيرٌ (K) and مُجَدَّرٌ ; (TA;) He raised his building high; or constructed it firmly and strongly, and raised it high; syn. شَيَّدَهُ . (K, TA.) [In the CK, we read اِجتَدَرَ بِنَاهُ , as though the pronoun ه referred to the word جِدَار , which precedes; and thus the verb signified “ he built a wall; ” but it is shown in the TA that the right reading is that given above.]

Form Q. Q. 1جَنْدَرَ الكِتَابَ1 sense

Core sense — he passed the pen over faded writing to make it cleargenerated

Q. Q. 1.1he renewed the figured, or variegated, work of the garment after it had gone—جندر الثَّوْبَ

He passed the pen over what had become blotted out in the writing, so that it might become clear.

J says: I think it to be an arabicized word.

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He passed the pen over what had become obliterated, of the writing, (S, K,) in order that it might become distinct. (S.) And جندر الثَّوْبَ He renewed the variegated, or figured, work of the garment, or piece of cloth, after it had gone. (S, K.) [J says,] I think it to be an arabicized word. (S)

Derived nouns 10

Nounجَدْرٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a wall, or wall of enclosure; the foundation of a wall; a dam holding watergenerated

1a wall, or a wall of enclosure—حَائِطٌ

Also جِدَارٌ [which is the more common].

Plural of the former, جُدُرٌ, sometimes used as a plural of paucity, and جُدْرٌ; of the latter, جُدْرَانٌ.

1.1the wall of the Kaabeh called the حَطِيم—الجَدْرُ

The basis, or foundation, of a wall; and the side of a wall. Plural in both these senses, جُدُورٌ.

It is so called because it contains part of the original foundations of the house; it is also called الحِجْرُ.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredfences, or dams, between houses, which retain water—جُدُرٌ

A fence, or dam, raised of branches to retain water, likened to a wall; or a fence, or dam, to confine water. Plural جُدُورٌ (Suh).

This is also a plural.

1.3gardens, or walled gardens, of grapes—جُدُورٌ

This is the plural; synonym حَوَائِط.

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A wall; or a wall of enclosure; syn. حَائِطٌ ; as also جِدَارٌ , [which is the more common]: (S, A, Msb, K:) pl. of the former, جُدُرٌ , (S, Msb, K,) sometimes used as a pl. of pauc., (Sb, TA,) and جُدْرٌ ; (K;) and of the latter, جُدْرَانٌ . (S, Msb, K.) The basis, or foundation, of a wall: (K:) and the side of a wall: (Lh, K:) pl., in both these senses, جُدُورٌ . (TA.) الجَدْرُ is applied to The [wall called the] حَطِيم (A, K) of the Kaabeh; (K;) because in it is a part of the [original] foundations of the house: (TA:) and it is also called الحِجْرُ . (A.) A fence, or dam, raised of branches, to retain water; likened to a wall: (Az, Msb:) or a fence, or dam, to confine water: pl. جُدُورٌ : (Suh, Msb:) and جُدُرٌ , [which is also a pl.,] signifies fences, or dams, between houses, which retain water. (TA.) [The pl.] جُدُورٌ also signifies Gardens, or walled gardens, ( حَوَائِط ,) of grapes. (TA.)

Nounجَدَرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an enclosure of stones for camels, sheep, or goatsgenerated

See جَدِيرَةٌ.

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: see جَدِيرَةٌ

Nounجُدَرِىٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — small-poxgenerated

1small-pox—جَدَرِىٌّ

Pustules in the body which break out from the skin full of water, then open and generate thick purulent matter; a well-known disease that attacks a person once during life.

1.1figurative · مجازa name applied to truffles—جُدَرِىُّ الأَرْضِ

That is, كَمْأَة; the name expresses disapproval.

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and جَدَرِىٌّ (S, Msb, K) [Small-pox;] certain pustules (Msb, K) in the body, (K,) which break forth (Msb, K) from the skin, full of water, and afterwards opening, (Msb,) and generating thick purulent matter; (K;) a well-known disease, that attacks people once during life. (TA.) جُدَرِىُّ الأَرْضِ an appellation applied to Truffles ( كَمْأَة ), denoting disapprobation. (TA from a trad.)

Nounجِدَارٌ1 sense

Core sense — a wall, or a wall of enclosuregenerated

See جَدْرٌ, and see also جَدِيرَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences جِدَار 1 shown of 2

18:77

فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَيَآ أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ ٱسْتَطْعَمَآ أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا۟ أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَن يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا

Then they proceeded: until, when they came to the inhabitants of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused them hospitality. They found there a wall on the point of falling down, but he set it up straight. (Moses) said: "If thou hadst wished, surely thou couldst have exacted some recompense for it!"

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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: see جَدْرٌ : and see also جَدِيرَةٌ .

Nounجَدِيرٌ3 senses

Core sense — fit, suited, or worthy; a place with a wall built around itgenerated

A place having a wall built around it; a walled place.

See also مُجَدَّرٌ.

3he is fit, or suited, for such a thing, and [naturally] drawn to it—هُوَ جَدِيرٌ بِكَذَا

Also fit, suited, apt, proper, competent, or worthy; synonyms خَلِيقٌ and حَقِيقٌ. Feminine with ة; masculine plurals جَدِيرُونَ and جُدَرَآءُ; feminine plurals جَدِيرَاتٌ and جَدَائِرُ.

And لِكَذَا, in the same sense.

you are fit, or suited, for doing such a thing, or worthy to do it—أَنْتَ جَدِيرٌ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ كَذَا

he is indeed one fit, or suited, for doing such a thing, or worthy to do it—إِنَّهُ لَمَجْدَرَةٌ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ

And مَجْدُورٌ, in the same sense; synonym مَخْلَقَةٌ. You say the like of two persons and of more.

[مَجْدَرَةٌ properly means a place, and hence a thing, an affair, or a person, that is fit, suited, apt, and the like; like مَخْلَقَةٌ and مَحْرَاةٌ; and مَجْدُورٌ means made, or called, fit or suited, though Aboo-Jaafar Er-Ruásee says it is an ism mafʿūl having no verb.]

she is indeed one fit, or suited, for that—إِنَّهَا لَمَجْدَرَةٌ بِذٰلِكَ

she is indeed one fit, or suited, for doing that—بِأَنْ تَفْعَلَ ذٰلِكَ

this affair, or thing, is one fit, or suited, for that—هٰذَا الأَمْرُ مَجْدَرَةٌ لِذَاكَ

You say the like of two persons and of more.

Synonym مَحْرَاةٌ.

this affair, or thing, is one fit for him to do—هٰذَا الأَمْرُ مَجْدَرَةٌ مِنْهُ

That is, he is fit, or suited, for doing it.

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A place having a wall built around it; a walled place. (S, K.) See also مُجَدَّرٌ . Also Adapted, disposed, apt, meet, suited, suitable, fitted, fit, proper, competent, or worthy; syn. خَلِيقٌ (S, A, Msb, K) and حَقِيقٌ : (Msb:) fem. with ة : (TA:) pl. mase. جَدِيرُونَ and جُدَرَآءُ : (S, K:) pl. fem. جَدِيرَاتٌ and جَدَائِرُ . (TA.) You say, هُوَ جَدِيرٌ بِكَذَا (S, A, Msb) and لِكَذَا (TA) He is adapted, disposed, apt, meet, &c., for such a thing; (S, A, Msb;) and [naturally] drawn to it. (Ham p. 707.) And أَنْتَ جَدِيرٌ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ كَذَا Thou art adapted, disposed, apt, meet, &c., for doing such a thing; or worthy to do it. (S.) And إِنَّهُ لَمَجْدَرَةٌ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ , (K,) and in like manner you say of two persons, and of more, (TA,) and مَجْدُورٌ , (K.) Verily he is one who is adapted, disposed, apt, meet, &c., for doing [such a thing]; or worthy to do [it]; syn. مَخْلَقَةٌ . (K.) [ مَجْدَرَةٌ properly signifies A place, and hence a thing, an affair, and a person, adapted, disposed, apt, meet, &c.; like مَخْلَقَةٌ and مَحْرَاةٌ : and مَجْدُورٌ , Made, or called, adapted or disposed &c., though said by Aboo-Jaafar Er-Ru- ásee to be a pass. part. n. having no verb.] Also إِنَّهَا لَمَجْدَرَةٌ بِذٰلِكَ Verily she is one who is adapted, disposed, apt, &c., for that: and بِأَنْ تَفْعَلَ ذٰلِكَ for doing that: and in like manner you say of two persons, and of more. (TA.) And هٰذَا الأَمْرُ مَجْدَرَةٌ لِذَاكَ This affair, or thing, is one that is adapted, apt, meet, &c., for that; syn. مَحْرَاةٌ . (S.) And هٰذَا الأَمْرُ مَجْدَرَةٌ مِنْهُ This affair, or thing, is one that is adapted, apt, meet, &c., for him to do; i. e. he is adapted, apt, meet, &c., for doing it. (TA.)

Nounجَدِيرَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — an enclosure of stones for camels or sheep; natural dispositiongenerated

An enclosure for camels, and for lambs, kids, calves and the like, made of masses of stone; as also جَدَرَةٌ.

If it is of mud or clay, it is called جِدَارٌ; or an enclosure for sheep or goats.

Nature; natural, or native, disposition, temper, or other quality.

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An enclosure for camels, (AZ, S, K,) and for lambs and kids and calves &c., (TA,) made of masses of stone; (AZ, S;) as also جَدَرَةٌ : (TA:) if of mud, or clay, it is called جِدَارٌ : (AZ, TA:) or an enclosure ( زَرْب ) for sheep or goats. (TA.) Nature; or natural, or native, disposition, temper, or other property. (K)

Nounهُوَ أَجْدَرُ بِهِ1 sense

Core sense — he, or it, is more, or most, fit, or worthy, of itgenerated

He, or it, is more, or most, fit, suited, apt, proper, or competent for it, or him; or he is more, or most, worthy of it.

[See an example in a verse cited under خُطَّةٌ.]

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He, or it, is more, or most, adapted, disposed, apt, meet, suited, suitable, fitted, fit, competent, or proper, for it, or him; or he is more, or most, worthy of it. (A.) [See an ex. in a verse cited voce خُطَّةٌ .]

Nounأَرْضٌ مَجْدَرَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — a land in which there is small-poxgenerated

A land in which is حُدَرِىّ [or small-pox]; or a land in which there is much of it.

See also جَدِيرٌ, in five places.

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A land in which is حُدَرِىّ [or small-pox]: (Lh, S:) or a land in which is much thereof. (K.) See also جَدِيرٌ , in five places.

Nounمُجَدَّرٌ1 sense

Core sense — having the small-poxgenerated

1having the face marked with the small-pox—مَجْدُورٌ الوَجْهِ

Also مَجْدُورٌ and جَدِيرٌ: having the جُدَرِىّ [or small-pox].

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(S, Mgh, Msb, K) and مَجْدُورٌ (Mgh, K) and جَدِيرٌ (Msb, TA) Having the جُدَرِىّ [or small-pox]. (S, Mgh, Msb, K.) And مَجْدُورٌ الوَجْهِ [Having the face marked with the smallpox]. (A.)

Nounمَجْدُورٌ2 senses

Core sense — having the small-poxgenerated

See مُجَدَّرٌ.

And see also جَدِيرٌ, in two places.

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: see مُجَدَّرٌ : and see also جَدِيرٌ , in two places.