ذرة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the primitive root ذر (ðárra), to strew, to scatter.

Noun

ذَرَّة • (ðárra) f (singulative), plural ذرات (ðarrāt)‎

1. atom
2. tiny particle, speck, mote

Etymology 2

From the primitive root ذرا (ðarā), to disperse, to scatter.

Noun

ذُرَة • (ðúra) f (collective)

1. maize, durum corn, Indian corn (Zea mays L.)