درع

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

دِرْع • (dirʕ) m or f (plural دُرُوع (durūʕ) or أَدْرُع (ʔadruʕ))

  1. (uncountable) protective coverings
    1. (uncountable) protective war equipment, armor
      Hyponyms: خُوذَة (ḵūḏa), تُرْس (turs)
    2. (countable) a body armor
    3. (countable) an armor plate held in hand, a shield
      Synonyms: تُرْس (turs), مِجَنّ (mijann)
    4. (countable) something that resembles or is used like a shield (such as human shields)
    5. (countable, of animals) a protective shell or covering (as of a tortoise), armature
  2. (by extension) a garment worn by women

Declension

Declension of noun دِرْع (dirʕ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دِرْع
dirʕ 		الدِّرْع
ad-dirʕ 		دِرْع
dirʕ
Nominative دِرْعٌ
dirʕun 		الدِّرْعُ
ad-dirʕu 		دِرْعُ
dirʕu
Accusative دِرْعًا
dirʕan 		الدِّرْعَ
ad-dirʕa 		دِرْعَ
dirʕa
Genitive دِرْعٍ
dirʕin 		الدِّرْعِ
ad-dirʕi 		دِرْعِ
dirʕi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دِرْعَيْن
dirʕayn 		الدِّرْعَيْن
ad-dirʕayn 		دِرْعَيْ
dirʕay
Nominative دِرْعَانِ
dirʕāni 		الدِّرْعَانِ
ad-dirʕāni 		دِرْعَا
dirʕā
Accusative دِرْعَيْنِ
dirʕayni 		الدِّرْعَيْنِ
ad-dirʕayni 		دِرْعَيْ
dirʕay
Genitive دِرْعَيْنِ
dirʕayni 		الدِّرْعَيْنِ
ad-dirʕayni 		دِرْعَيْ
dirʕay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دُرُوع‎; أَدْرُع
durūʕ‎; ʔadruʕ 		الدُّرُوع‎; الْأَدْرُع
ad-durūʕ‎; al-ʔadruʕ 		دُرُوع‎; أَدْرُع
durūʕ‎; ʔadruʕ
Nominative دُرُوعٌ‎; أَدْرُعٌ
durūʕun‎; ʔadruʕun 		الدُّرُوعُ‎; الْأَدْرُعُ
ad-durūʕu‎; al-ʔadruʕu 		دُرُوعُ‎; أَدْرُعُ
durūʕu‎; ʔadruʕu
Accusative دُرُوعًا‎; أَدْرُعًا
durūʕan‎; ʔadruʕan 		الدُّرُوعَ‎; الْأَدْرُعَ
ad-durūʕa‎; al-ʔadruʕa 		دُرُوعَ‎; أَدْرُعَ
durūʕa‎; ʔadruʕa
Genitive دُرُوعٍ‎; أَدْرُعٍ
durūʕin‎; ʔadruʕin 		الدُّرُوعِ‎; الْأَدْرُعِ
ad-durūʕi‎; al-ʔadruʕi 		دُرُوعِ‎; أَدْرُعِ
durūʕi‎; ʔadruʕi

Verb

دَرَّعَ • (darraʕa) II (non-past يُدَرِّعُ (yudarriʕu), verbal noun تَدْرِيع (tadrīʕ))

  1. to put armor on, to armor

Conjugation

    Conjugation of دَرَّعَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَدْرِيع)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		تَدْرِيع
tadrīʕ
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		مُدَرِّع
mudarriʕ
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مُدَرَّع
mudarraʕ
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m دَرَّعْتُ
darraʕtu 		دَرَّعْتَ
darraʕta 		دَرَّعَ
darraʕa 		دَرَّعْتُمَا
darraʕtumā 		دَرَّعَا
darraʕā 		دَرَّعْنَا
darraʕnā 		دَرَّعْتُمْ
darraʕtum 		دَرَّعُوا
darraʕū
f دَرَّعْتِ
darraʕti 		دَرَّعَتْ
darraʕat 		دَرَّعَتَا
darraʕatā 		دَرَّعْتُنَّ
darraʕtunna 		دَرَّعْنَ
darraʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُدَرِّعُ
ʔudarriʕu 		تُدَرِّعُ
tudarriʕu 		يُدَرِّعُ
yudarriʕu 		تُدَرِّعَانِ
tudarriʕāni 		يُدَرِّعَانِ
yudarriʕāni 		نُدَرِّعُ
nudarriʕu 		تُدَرِّعُونَ
tudarriʕūna 		يُدَرِّعُونَ
yudarriʕūna
f تُدَرِّعِينَ
tudarriʕīna 		تُدَرِّعُ
tudarriʕu 		تُدَرِّعَانِ
tudarriʕāni 		تُدَرِّعْنَ
tudarriʕna 		يُدَرِّعْنَ
yudarriʕna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُدَرِّعَ
ʔudarriʕa 		تُدَرِّعَ
tudarriʕa 		يُدَرِّعَ
yudarriʕa 		تُدَرِّعَا
tudarriʕā 		يُدَرِّعَا
yudarriʕā 		نُدَرِّعَ
nudarriʕa 		تُدَرِّعُوا
tudarriʕū 		يُدَرِّعُوا
yudarriʕū
f تُدَرِّعِي
tudarriʕī 		تُدَرِّعَ
tudarriʕa 		تُدَرِّعَا
tudarriʕā 		تُدَرِّعْنَ
tudarriʕna 		يُدَرِّعْنَ
yudarriʕna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُدَرِّعْ
ʔudarriʕ 		تُدَرِّعْ
tudarriʕ 		يُدَرِّعْ
yudarriʕ 		تُدَرِّعَا
tudarriʕā 		يُدَرِّعَا
yudarriʕā 		نُدَرِّعْ
nudarriʕ 		تُدَرِّعُوا
tudarriʕū 		يُدَرِّعُوا
yudarriʕū
f تُدَرِّعِي
tudarriʕī 		تُدَرِّعْ
tudarriʕ 		تُدَرِّعَا
tudarriʕā 		تُدَرِّعْنَ
tudarriʕna 		يُدَرِّعْنَ
yudarriʕna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m دَرِّعْ
darriʕ 		دَرِّعَا
darriʕā 		دَرِّعُوا
darriʕū
f دَرِّعِي
darriʕī 		دَرِّعْنَ
darriʕna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m دُرِّعْتُ
durriʕtu 		دُرِّعْتَ
durriʕta 		دُرِّعَ
durriʕa 		دُرِّعْتُمَا
durriʕtumā 		دُرِّعَا
durriʕā 		دُرِّعْنَا
durriʕnā 		دُرِّعْتُمْ
durriʕtum 		دُرِّعُوا
durriʕū
f دُرِّعْتِ
durriʕti 		دُرِّعَتْ
durriʕat 		دُرِّعَتَا
durriʕatā 		دُرِّعْتُنَّ
durriʕtunna 		دُرِّعْنَ
durriʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُدَرَّعُ
ʔudarraʕu 		تُدَرَّعُ
tudarraʕu 		يُدَرَّعُ
yudarraʕu 		تُدَرَّعَانِ
tudarraʕāni 		يُدَرَّعَانِ
yudarraʕāni 		نُدَرَّعُ
nudarraʕu 		تُدَرَّعُونَ
tudarraʕūna 		يُدَرَّعُونَ
yudarraʕūna
f تُدَرَّعِينَ
tudarraʕīna 		تُدَرَّعُ
tudarraʕu 		تُدَرَّعَانِ
tudarraʕāni 		تُدَرَّعْنَ
tudarraʕna 		يُدَرَّعْنَ
yudarraʕna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُدَرَّعَ
ʔudarraʕa 		تُدَرَّعَ
tudarraʕa 		يُدَرَّعَ
yudarraʕa 		تُدَرَّعَا
tudarraʕā 		يُدَرَّعَا
yudarraʕā 		نُدَرَّعَ
nudarraʕa 		تُدَرَّعُوا
tudarraʕū 		يُدَرَّعُوا
yudarraʕū
f تُدَرَّعِي
tudarraʕī 		تُدَرَّعَ
tudarraʕa 		تُدَرَّعَا
tudarraʕā 		تُدَرَّعْنَ
tudarraʕna 		يُدَرَّعْنَ
yudarraʕna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُدَرَّعْ
ʔudarraʕ 		تُدَرَّعْ
tudarraʕ 		يُدَرَّعْ
yudarraʕ 		تُدَرَّعَا
tudarraʕā 		يُدَرَّعَا
yudarraʕā 		نُدَرَّعْ
nudarraʕ 		تُدَرَّعُوا
tudarraʕū 		يُدَرَّعُوا
yudarraʕū
f تُدَرَّعِي
tudarraʕī 		تُدَرَّعْ
tudarraʕ 		تُدَرَّعَا
tudarraʕā 		تُدَرَّعْنَ
tudarraʕna 		يُدَرَّعْنَ
yudarraʕna

References

  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “درع”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 23
  • Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 141
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎ (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 53
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “درع”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 387

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
د ر ع
1 term

From Arabic دَرَّعَ (darraʕa).

Pronunciation

Verb

درع • (darraʕ) II (non-past يدرع (ydarraʕ))

  1. (transitive) to hug
    Synonym: عنق (ʕannaq)
  2. (intransitive) to use one's arms to swim

Conjugation

    Conjugation of درع
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m درّعت (darraʕt) درّعتي (darraʕti) درّع (darraʕ) درّعنا (darraʕna) درّعتوا (darraʕtu) درّعوا (darrʕu)
f درّعت (darrʕāt)
non-past m ندرّع (ndarraʕ) تدرّع (tdarraʕ) يدرّع (ydarraʕ) ندرّعوا (ndarrʕu) تدرّعوا (tdarrʕu) يدرّعوا (ydarrʕu)
f تدرّعي (tdarrʕi) تدرّع (tdarraʕ)
imperative m درّع (darraʕ) درّعوا (darrʕu)
f درّعي (darrʕi)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِرْع (dirʕ).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? dir'
Iranian reading? der

Noun

درع • (der)

  1. armor; body armor; coat of mail
    Synonym: زِره (zere)
    • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “Dāstān-i Davāzdah Rukh”, in شاهنامه‎:
      چنین گفت پیش پدر رزمساز
      که ما را به درع تو ناید نیاز
      čunīn guft pēš-i pidar razmsāz
      ki mā rā ba dir'-i tu n-āyad niyāz
      This Razmsāz spoke to his father,
      "I have no need for your coat of mail."
      (Classical Persian romanization)
    • c. 1100, Mahsatī, fa: رباعیات مهستی‎:
      گر باد پریر خود نرگس بفراخت
      دی درع بنفشه نیز بر خاک انداخت
      امروز کشید خنجر سوسن از آب
      فردا سپر از آتش گل خواهد ساخت
      gar bād parēr xwad-i nargis bifrāxt
      dī dir'-i banafša nēz bar xāk andāxt
      ēmrōz kašīd xanjar-i sōsan az āb
      fardā sipar az ātiš gul xwāhad sāxt
      If two days ago, the breeze lifted up the narcissus,
      Yesterday, it cast the armor of violets too upon the earth,
      Today, it drew the lily's dagger from the waters,
      Tomorrow, it will make the rose a shield of flame.
      (Classical Persian romanization)
  2. (archaic) women's garment or veil
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