خضرة

See also: حضرة

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خُضْرَة (ḵuḍra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xudˤ.ra/

Noun

خضرة (ḵuḍra) f

1. (uncountable) vegetables

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ ض ر (ḵ-ḍ-r)

Compare أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar, “green”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xudˤ.ra/

Noun

خُضْرَة • (ḵuḍra) f (plural خُضَر (ḵuḍar))

1. green, greenness, green color, verdure
2. green plant, vegetable, herb
3. dark gray, blackish color
4. softness, tenderness

Declension

Declension of noun خُضْرَة (ḵuḍra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُضْرَة ḵuḍra	الْخُضْرَة al-ḵuḍra	خُضْرَة ḵuḍrat
Nominative	خُضْرَةٌ ḵuḍratun	الْخُضْرَةُ al-ḵuḍratu	خُضْرَةُ ḵuḍratu
Accusative	خُضْرَةً ḵuḍratan	الْخُضْرَةَ al-ḵuḍrata	خُضْرَةَ ḵuḍrata
Genitive	خُضْرَةٍ ḵuḍratin	الْخُضْرَةِ al-ḵuḍrati	خُضْرَةِ ḵuḍrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُضْرَتَيْن ḵuḍratayn	الْخُضْرَتَيْن al-ḵuḍratayn	خُضْرَتَيْ ḵuḍratay
Nominative	خُضْرَتَانِ ḵuḍratāni	الْخُضْرَتَانِ al-ḵuḍratāni	خُضْرَتَا ḵuḍratā
Accusative	خُضْرَتَيْنِ ḵuḍratayni	الْخُضْرَتَيْنِ al-ḵuḍratayni	خُضْرَتَيْ ḵuḍratay
Genitive	خُضْرَتَيْنِ ḵuḍratayni	الْخُضْرَتَيْنِ al-ḵuḍratayni	خُضْرَتَيْ ḵuḍratay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُضَر ḵuḍar	الْخُضَر al-ḵuḍar	خُضَر ḵuḍar
Nominative	خُضَرٌ ḵuḍarun	الْخُضَرُ al-ḵuḍaru	خُضَرُ ḵuḍaru
Accusative	خُضَرًا ḵuḍaran	الْخُضَرَ al-ḵuḍara	خُضَرَ ḵuḍara
Genitive	خُضَرٍ ḵuḍarin	الْخُضَرِ al-ḵuḍari	خُضَرِ ḵuḍari

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “خضرة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خضرة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ ض ر
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خُضْرَة (ḵuḍra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xudˤ.ra/

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Noun

خضرة • (ḵuḍra) f

1. (uncountable) vegetables

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ض ر
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خُضْرَة (ḵuḍra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xudˤ.ra/, [ˈxʊdˤ.rɑ]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Noun

خضرة • (ḵuḍra) f (plural خضار (ḵuḍār) or خضراوات (ḵuḍrāwāt))

1. (uncountable) vegetables

   حبة خضرة ― ḥabbet ḵuḍra ― a vegetable

Usage notes

• This is a collective noun with no singular form. Use of the plural forms is considered formal.

Derived terms

• خضرجي (ḵuḍarji, “greengrocer”)