درع

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درع

/dirʕ/
/dar.ra.ʕa/

Where it comes from

From the root د ر ع (d r ʕ). Compare Ge'ez ድርዕ (dərʿ, “coat of mail, harness”), Tigre ደርዕ (därʿ), Tigrinya ድርዒ (dərʿi), Amharic ዲር (dir), ድር (dər), Soqotri daraḥ (“to put on (a garment)”). Nöldeke thinks that the Arabic is borrowed from Ge'ez.

noun دِرْع · dirʕ · دُرُوع · أَدْرُع · الدِّرْع

uncountable protective war equipment, armor
countable a body armor
countable an armor plate held in hand, a shield
Similar: تُرْس, مِجَنّ
countable something that resembles or is used like a shield (such as human shields)
countable, of animals a protective shell or covering (as of a tortoise), armature
broadly a garment worn by women

verb دَرَّعَ · darraʕa · يُدَرِّعُ · تَدْرِيع · مُدَرِّع

to put armor on, to armor

In English

armor protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or di
shield armor
armature the rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {درع},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}