ذرة

العربية

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ذرة¹

  • /ðar.ra/

Where it comes from

From the root ذ ر ر (ḏ r r). Related to the verb ذَرَّ (ḏarra, “to strew, to scatter”).

noun ذَرَّة · ḏarra · ذَرّ · ذَرَّات · الذَّرَّة

  1. singulative tiny particle, speck, mote إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِنْ تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا
  2. singulative atom

ذرة²

  • /ðu.ra/
  • /ðʊ.rə/
  • /du.ra/ Hejazi

Where it comes from

From the root ذ ر و (ḏ r w) or ذ ر ي (ḏ r y)? Compare ذَرَا (ḏarā, “to scatter, to blow away”), also spelled ذَرَى (ḏarā).

noun ذُرَة · ḏura · الذُّرَة

  1. collective durra, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor)
  2. collective maize, durum corn, Indian corn (Zea mays)

In English

  • ace very small quantity or degree
  • particle body with very small size
  • atom historical: theoretical particle of matter
  • maize corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays
  • sorghum cereal

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ذرة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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