See also: جز, حر, خر, خز, چر, and جڑ

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ج ر ر (j-r-r)

Verb edit

جَرَّ (jarra) I, non-past يَجُرُّ‎ (yajurru)

  1. to pull, to draw, to drag, to attract
  2. to extend, to stretch
  3. to abstract, to rob
  4. to bring about, to cause
  5. to drive slowly (livestock)
  6. to pasture freely (livestock)
  7. (horse, army, etc.) to furrow (the ground)
  8. to commit a crime or offense
  9. (pregnant woman, etc.) to bear beyond the usual time
  10. to wean the foal of a camel (by splitting its tongue)
  11. to put a word in the oblique or genitive case
  12. to pronounce the kasra at the end of a word
  13. to use the rein
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Noun edit

جَرّ (jarrm (plural جِرَار (jirār))

  1. verbal noun of جَرَّ (jarra, to pull) (form I)
  2. pulling, pull, drawing, draft
  3. dragging, drag, towage, hauling
  4. stretching, lengthening, extending
  5. bringing on, causing
  6. (grammar) oblique case, genitive case
  7. (grammar) pronunciation of the final consonant with -i
  8. foot of a mountain
  9. valley
  10. cave
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

جُرْ (jur) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of جَارَ (jāra)

Baluchi edit

Noun edit

جر (jarr)

  1. plant
  2. vegetable
  3. herb

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ج ر ر
3 terms

From Arabic جَرَّ (jarra).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒarr/
  • (file)

Verb edit

جر (jarr) I (non-past يجرّ (yjurr))

  1. to pull, to draw, to drag, to attract

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of جر
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m جرّيت (jarrīt) جرّيتي (jarrīti) جرّ (jarr) جرّينا (jarrīna) جرّيتوا (jarrītu) جرّوا (jarru)
f جرّت (jarrāt)
non-past m نجرّ (njurr) تجرّ (tjurr) يجرّ (yjurr) نجرّوا (njurru) تجرّوا (tjurru) يجرّوا (yjurru)
f تجرّي (tjurri) تجرّ (tjurr)
imperative m جرّ (jurr) جرّوا (jurru)
f جرّي (jurri)

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Middle Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoh₁ro- (gap, empty space). Alternatively from Turkic (compare Turkish yar).

Noun edit

جر (jar)

  1. cleft, fissure
  2. canyon, gorge