ذرة
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the root ذ ر ر (ḏ-r-r). Related to the verb ذَرَّ (ḏarra, “to strew, to scatter”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ذَرَّة • (ḏarra) f (singulative, collective ذَرّ m (ḏarr), paucal ذَرَّات (ḏarrāt))
- tiny particle, speck, mote
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:40:
- إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِنْ تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا
- ʔinna l-laha lā yaẓlimu miṯqāla ḏarratin waʔin taku ḥasanatan yuḍāʕifhā
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (physics, chemistry) atom
Declension edit
Declension of noun ذَرَّة (ḏarra)
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | ذَرَّة ḏarra |
الذَّرَّة aḏ-ḏarra |
ذَرَّة ḏarrat |
Nominative | ذَرَّةٌ ḏarratun |
الذَّرَّةُ aḏ-ḏarratu |
ذَرَّةُ ḏarratu |
Accusative | ذَرَّةً ḏarratan |
الذَّرَّةَ aḏ-ḏarrata |
ذَرَّةَ ḏarrata |
Genitive | ذَرَّةٍ ḏarratin |
الذَّرَّةِ aḏ-ḏarrati |
ذَرَّةِ ḏarrati |
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | ذَرّ ḏarr |
الذَّرّ aḏ-ḏarr |
ذَرّ ḏarr |
Nominative | ذَرٌّ ḏarrun |
الذَّرُّ aḏ-ḏarru |
ذَرُّ ḏarru |
Accusative | ذَرًّا ḏarran |
الذَّرَّ aḏ-ḏarra |
ذَرَّ ḏarra |
Genitive | ذَرٍّ ḏarrin |
الذَّرِّ aḏ-ḏarri |
ذَرِّ ḏarri |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | ذَرَّتَيْن ḏarratayn |
الذَّرَّتَيْن aḏ-ḏarratayn |
ذَرَّتَيْ ḏarratay |
Nominative | ذَرَّتَانِ ḏarratāni |
الذَّرَّتَانِ aḏ-ḏarratāni |
ذَرَّتَا ḏarratā |
Accusative | ذَرَّتَيْنِ ḏarratayni |
الذَّرَّتَيْنِ aḏ-ḏarratayni |
ذَرَّتَيْ ḏarratay |
Genitive | ذَرَّتَيْنِ ḏarratayni |
الذَّرَّتَيْنِ aḏ-ḏarratayni |
ذَرَّتَيْ ḏarratay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | ذَرَّات ḏarrāt |
الذَّرَّات aḏ-ḏarrāt |
ذَرَّات ḏarrāt |
Nominative | ذَرَّاتٌ ḏarrātun |
الذَّرَّاتُ aḏ-ḏarrātu |
ذَرَّاتُ ḏarrātu |
Accusative | ذَرَّاتٍ ḏarrātin |
الذَّرَّاتِ aḏ-ḏarrāti |
ذَرَّاتِ ḏarrāti |
Genitive | ذَرَّاتٍ ḏarrātin |
الذَّرَّاتِ aḏ-ḏarrāti |
ذَرَّاتِ ḏarrāti |
Descendants edit
- Gulf Arabic: ذرة (ḏarra)
- Hijazi Arabic: ذرة (ḏarra)
- → Azerbaijani: zərrə
- → Northern Kurdish: zere
- → Ottoman Turkish: ذره (zerre)
- → Persian: ذره (zarre)
- → Turkmen: zerre
- → Uyghur: زەررە (zerre)
- → Uzbek: zarra
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ذر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ذ ر و (ḏ-r-w) or ذ ر ي (ḏ-r-y)? Compare ذَرَا (ḏarā, “to scatter, to blow away”), also spelled ذَرَى (ḏarā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ذُرَة • (ḏura) f (collective, singulative ذُرَة f (ḏura))
Declension edit
Declension of noun ذُرَة (ḏura)
Collective | collective triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | ذُرَة ḏura |
الذُّرَة aḏ-ḏura |
ذُرَة ḏurat |
Nominative | ذُرَةٌ ḏuratun |
الذُّرَةُ aḏ-ḏuratu |
ذُرَةُ ḏuratu |
Accusative | ذُرَةً ḏuratan |
الذُّرَةَ aḏ-ḏurata |
ذُرَةَ ḏurata |
Genitive | ذُرَةٍ ḏuratin |
الذُّرَةِ aḏ-ḏurati |
ذُرَةِ ḏurati |
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | ذُرَة ḏura |
الذُّرَة aḏ-ḏura |
ذُرَة ḏurat |
Nominative | ذُرَةٌ ḏuratun |
الذُّرَةُ aḏ-ḏuratu |
ذُرَةُ ḏuratu |
Accusative | ذُرَةً ḏuratan |
الذُّرَةَ aḏ-ḏurata |
ذُرَةَ ḏurata |
Genitive | ذُرَةٍ ḏuratin |
الذُّرَةِ aḏ-ḏurati |
ذُرَةِ ḏurati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | ذُرَتَيْن ḏuratayn |
الذُّرَتَيْن aḏ-ḏuratayn |
ذُرَتَيْ ḏuratay |
Nominative | ذُرَتَانِ ḏuratāni |
الذُّرَتَانِ aḏ-ḏuratāni |
ذُرَتَا ḏuratā |
Accusative | ذُرَتَيْنِ ḏuratayni |
الذُّرَتَيْنِ aḏ-ḏuratayni |
ذُرَتَيْ ḏuratay |
Genitive | ذُرَتَيْنِ ḏuratayni |
الذُّرَتَيْنِ aḏ-ḏuratayni |
ذُرَتَيْ ḏuratay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | ذُرَات ḏurāt |
الذُّرَات aḏ-ḏurāt |
ذُرَات ḏurāt |
Nominative | ذُرَاتٌ ḏurātun |
الذُّرَاتُ aḏ-ḏurātu |
ذُرَاتُ ḏurātu |
Accusative | ذُرَاتٍ ḏurātin |
الذُّرَاتِ aḏ-ḏurāti |
ذُرَاتِ ḏurāti |
Genitive | ذُرَاتٍ ḏurātin |
الذُّرَاتِ aḏ-ḏurāti |
ذُرَاتِ ḏurāti |
Descendants edit
- Egyptian Arabic: ذرة (dura)
- → Greek: ντούρα (ntoúra)
- → English: durra, dhoora, dhoorra, dhourra, dhurran, doura, dura
- → Finnish: durra
- Hijazi Arabic: ذرة (dura)
- → Persian: ذرت (zorrat)
- South Levantine Arabic: درة (dura)
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ذرو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ذري”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic edit
Root |
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ذ ر ر |
1 term |
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ذرة • (dura) f (collective, singulative ذرة f (dura))
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ذرة • (ḏarra) f (plural ذرات (ḏarrāt))
Usage notes edit
Both traditional and spelling pronunciations are used by most speakers interchangeably.