دار
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دار¹
Where it comes from
Derived from the active participle of the verb دَرَّ (darra, “to flow copiously”).
adjective دَارّ · dārr · دَارَّة · دَارُّون · دَارَّات
- flowing copiously
- productive, rich, lucrative
- profitable
دار²
- /daː.ra/
- /daːr/
Where it comes from
The noun originally referred to the buildings surrounding a court. Cognate with Akkadian 𒂦 (dūrum, “city wall”) and Biblical Hebrew דּוּר (dûr, “to move in a circle”), דָּר (dār, “to dwell”) and דּוֹר (dôr, “habitation”).
verb دَارَ · dāra · يَدُورُ · دَوْر · دَوَرَان
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to revolve, to rotate, to spin, to turn, to circle
تَدُورُ ٱلْأَرْضُ حَوْلَ ٱلشَّمْسِ.
Similar: طَافَ
- to be spread, to circulate, to make the rounds (e.g. of rumours)
- to veer, to shift, to change direction
- to concern, to relate to, to revolve around يَدُورُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ حَوْلَ عَمَلِهِ
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to turn (one's face to)
دَارَ بَالَهٌ
Similar: اِلْتَفَتَ
noun دَار · dār · دُور · دِيَار · دِيَارَات · دِيَرَة
- house
- building, structure, edifice
- land, country
In English
Talk about this word "دار." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. دار. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1 "دار." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1.Cite this
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