مكر

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مكر¹

Where it comes from

Compare Hebrew מכר (makhár, “to sell”) and Akkadian 𒈠𒆍𒊒𒌝 (makārum, “to do business”). Originally the Arabic root presumably had to do with commerce and market planning but over time the definition expanded to encompass any kind of strategic planning or plotting. Doublet of تَجَرَ (tajara, “to trade”).

verb مَكَرَ · makara · يَمْكُرُ · مَكْر · مَاكِر

  1. to plot, to scheme, to plan وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ ٱللّٰهُ وَٱللّٰهُ خَيْر ٱلْمَاكِرِينَ

    Similar: كَادَ

  2. to whistle
  3. to dye red
  4. to irrigate

noun مَكْر · makr · الْمَكْر · مَكْرٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of مَكَرَ (makara) (form I) مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ لُغَةَ قَوْمٍ أَمِنَ مَكْرَهُمْ.

مكر²

noun مَكَر · makar · الْمَكَر · مَكَرٌ

  1. Polycarpaea repens
  2. Launaea resedifolia
  3. Paronychia arabica syn. Herniaria lenticula

مكر³

Where it comes from

Tool noun from the root ك ر ر (k r r).

noun مَكَرّ · makarr · مَكَرَّات · الْمَكَرّ

  1. reel, a roll around which one coils ومن تلك الألعاب لعبة "الكبوش" بضم الكاف وهي لعبة شعبية يشترط لمن يريد ممارستها أن يكون لديه رصيد من (مكرات) الخياطة، ويرس وهو حجر أملس من الجهتين ويمكن مسكه باليد ويستخدم في رمي المكرات، ويقوم الشخص في ذلك الوقت بشراء مكرات الخياطة من الخياطين حيث كانت تباع الـ4 مكرات بـقرشين فقط. يقوم الفريق المكون

مكر⁴

Where it comes from

Noun of place from the root ك ر ر (k r r).

noun مَكَرّ · makarr · مَكَارّ · الْمَكَرّ

  1. battleground where one returns, place of repeated skirmish with the enemy

مكر⁵

adjective مِكَرّ · mikarr · الْمِكَرّ

  1. skillful in recurring, attacking repeatedly (said for example of a battle horse)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مكر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%83%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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