جر

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جر

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Cognate with Hebrew גרר (garár, “drag”).

verb جَرَّ · jarra · يَجُرُّ · جَرّ · جَارّ

to pull, to draw, to drag, to attract
to extend, to stretch
to abstract, to rob
to bring about, to cause
to drive slowly (livestock)
to pasture freely (livestock)
usually to furrow (the ground)
to commit a crime or offense
usually to bear beyond the usual time
to wean the foal of a camel (by splitting its tongue)
to put a word in the oblique or genitive case
to pronounce the kasra at the end of a word
to use the rein

Similar: خَفَضَ

noun جَرّ · jarr · جِرَار · الْجَرّ

noun from verb verbal noun of جَرَّ (jarra, “to pull”) (form I)
pulling, pull, drawing, draft
dragging, drag, towage, hauling
stretching, lengthening, extending
bringing on, causing
oblique case, genitive case
pronunciation of the final consonant with -i
foot of a mountain
valley
cave

Similar: خَفْض

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verb

Similar: خَفَضَ

noun

Similar: خَفْض

In English

draw to pull out, unsheath
trail drag behind
pull transitive: apply force to (something) so it comes towards one
drag to pull along a surface

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