أجر

العربية

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أجر¹

Where it comes from

Compare Hebrew אגר (agár, “to gather, to harvest”).

verb أَجَرَ · ʔajara · يَأْجُرُ · يَأْجِرُ · أَجْر · إِجَارَة

  1. to reward, to pay, to compensate
  2. to hire, to rent out
  3. to serve for hire
  4. to let (someone, e. g. a slave) for hire

أجر²

verb أَجَّرَ · ʔajjara · يُؤَجِّرُ · تَأْجِير · مُؤَجِّر

  1. to rent, to hire

أجر³

Where it comes from

Compare Hebrew אַגְרָה (agrá, “fee, toll”).

noun أَجْر · ʔajr · أُجُور · آجَار · الْأَجْر

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of أَجَرَ (ʔajara) (form I)
  2. wages, salary, pay, hire
  3. reward, recompense, requital, compensation
  4. gift, morning gift

أجر⁴

noun أُجَر · ʔujar

  1. plural plural of أُجْرَة (ʔujra)

أجر⁵

verb أَجَرَّ · ʔajarra · يُجِرُّ · إِجْرَار · مُجِرّ

  1. to pierce or to slit so as to drag along, to stab and hinder وَآخِرَ مِنْهُم أَجْرَرْتُ رُمْحِي وَفِي ٱلْبَجْلِيِّ مِعْبَلةٌ وَقِيعُ

In English

  • wage money paid to a worker
  • pay money given in return for work
  • salary fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis
  • rent to grant occupation in return for rent
  • hire to obtain the services of in return for fixed payment
  • remuneration something given in exchange for goods or services rendered

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أجر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%AC%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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