زرع

العربية

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زرع¹

  • /za.ra.ʕa/

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *zarʕ- (“seed”). Cognate with Hebrew זֶרַע (zéra', “seed”), Akkadian 𒆰 (zērum, “seed”), Classical Syriac ܙܪܥܐ and Ugaritic 𐎄𐎗𐎓 (drʿ, “seed”).

verb زَرَعَ · zaraʕa · يَزْرَعُ · زَرْع · زَارِع

  1. to sow
  2. to spread, to scatter
  3. to plant (place a seed or plant in a substrate in order that it may live and grow; also used for planting of explosive charges, organs etc.)
  4. to till, to cultivate

زرع²

  • /zarʕ/

noun زَرْع · zarʕ · الزَّرْع · زَرْعٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of زَرَعَ (zaraʕa) (form I)
  2. sowing

noun زَرْع · zarʕ · زُرُوع · الزَّرْع

  1. seed
  2. green crop
  3. plantation
  4. field, fields

In English

  • plant to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow
  • sow disperse seeds
  • transplant uproot and replant (a plant)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {زرع},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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