ضراء

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ض ر ر (ḍ-r-r)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤar.raːʔ/

Noun

ضَرَّاء • (ḍarrāʔ) f

1. calamity, hurtful condition

   Antonym: سَرَّاء (sarrāʔ)

   • 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 13:127:

     وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ ٱلنَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَٱلشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ

     waʔasʔaluka laḏḏata n-naẓari ʔilā wajhika waš-šawqa ʔilā liqāʔika fī ḡayri ḍarrāʔa muḍirratin walā fitnatin muḍillatin

     I ask you for the sweetness of looking upon your face and desire to meet you in a manner that does not entail a calamity bringing harm or devious temptation.

Declension

Declension of noun ضَرَّاء (ḍarrāʔ)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَرَّاء ḍarrāʔ	الضَّرَّاء aḍ-ḍarrāʔ	ضَرَّاء ḍarrāʔ
Nominative	ضَرَّاءُ ḍarrāʔu	الضَّرَّاءُ aḍ-ḍarrāʔu	ضَرَّاءُ ḍarrāʔu
Accusative	ضَرَّاءَ ḍarrāʔa	الضَّرَّاءَ aḍ-ḍarrāʔa	ضَرَّاءَ ḍarrāʔa
Genitive	ضَرَّاءَ ḍarrāʔa	الضَّرَّاءِ aḍ-ḍarrāʔi	ضَرَّاءِ ḍarrāʔi

Etymology 2

Root
ض ر و (ḍ-r-w)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤa.raːʔ/

Noun

ضَرَاء • (ḍarāʔ) f

1. tract of land where there are beasts of prey with just enough vegetation to conceal the predatory animal but expose their victims

Declension

Declension of noun ضَرَاء (ḍarāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَرَاء ḍarāʔ	الضَّرَاء aḍ-ḍarāʔ	ضَرَاء ḍarāʔ
Nominative	ضَرَاءٌ ḍarāʔun	الضَّرَاءُ aḍ-ḍarāʔu	ضَرَاءُ ḍarāʔu
Accusative	ضَرَاءً ḍarāʔan	الضَّرَاءَ aḍ-ḍarāʔa	ضَرَاءَ ḍarāʔa
Genitive	ضَرَاءٍ ḍarāʔin	الضَّرَاءِ aḍ-ḍarāʔi	ضَرَاءِ ḍarāʔi