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Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
ضَرَّاء • (ḍarrāʔ) f
- calamity, hurtful condition
- Antonym: سَرَّاء (sarrāʔ)
7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 13:127:وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ ٱلنَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَٱلشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ- waʔasʔaluka laḏḏata n-naẓari ʔilā wajhika waš-šawqa ʔilā liqāʔika fī ḡayri ḍarrāʔa muḍirratin walā fitnatin muḍillatin
- I ask you for the sweetness of looking upon your face and desire to meet you in a manner that does not entail a calamity bringing harm or devious temptation.
Declension
Declension of noun ضَرَّاء (ḍarrāʔ)
Singular
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basic singular diptote
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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ضَرَّاء ḍarrāʔ
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الضَّرَّاء aḍ-ḍarrāʔ
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ضَرَّاء ḍarrāʔ
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Nominative
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ضَرَّاءُ ḍarrāʔu
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الضَّرَّاءُ aḍ-ḍarrāʔu
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ضَرَّاءُ ḍarrāʔu
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Accusative
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ضَرَّاءَ ḍarrāʔa
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الضَّرَّاءَ aḍ-ḍarrāʔa
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ضَرَّاءَ ḍarrāʔa
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Genitive
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ضَرَّاءَ ḍarrāʔa
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الضَّرَّاءِ aḍ-ḍarrāʔi
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ضَرَّاءِ ḍarrāʔi
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ضَرَاء • (ḍarāʔ) f
- tract of land where there are beasts of prey with just enough vegetation to conceal the predatory animal but expose their victims
Declension
Declension of noun ضَرَاء (ḍarāʔ)
Singular
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basic singular triptote
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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ضَرَاء ḍarāʔ
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الضَّرَاء aḍ-ḍarāʔ
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ضَرَاء ḍarāʔ
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Nominative
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ضَرَاءٌ ḍarāʔun
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الضَّرَاءُ aḍ-ḍarāʔu
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ضَرَاءُ ḍarāʔu
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Accusative
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ضَرَاءً ḍarāʔan
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الضَّرَاءَ aḍ-ḍarāʔa
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ضَرَاءَ ḍarāʔa
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Genitive
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ضَرَاءٍ ḍarāʔin
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الضَّرَاءِ aḍ-ḍarāʔi
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ضَرَاءِ ḍarāʔi
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