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ضَرّ
to harm /ˈdˤar.ra/
verbB2#3564 most common
Also: to hurt, to damage, to be harmful (to someone)
Example sentences
هذا لا يَضُرُّ.
This does not harm.
التدخين يَضُرُّ الصحة.
Smoking harms health.
ضَرَّني الجوعُ كثيرًا.
Hunger harmed me a lot.
لن يَضُرَّكَ الانتظارُ قليلاً.
Waiting a little will not harm you.
ما ضَرَّ فلانًا لو اعتذر.
It would not have harmed so-and-so if he had apologized.
قد يَضُرُّ الإفراطُ في الثقة بالنفس أكثرَ مما يَضُرُّ التردد.
Excessive self-confidence can harm more than hesitation does.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَضُرُّ | ضَرَرْتُ | سَأَضُرُّ |
| 2sg | تَضُرُّ | ضَرَرْتَ | سَتَضُرُّ |
| 3sg | يَضُرُّ | ضَرَّ | سَيَضُرُّ |
| 1pl | نَضُرُّ | ضَرَرْنَا | سَنَضُرُّ |
| 2pl | تَضُرُّونَ | ضَرَرْتُمْ | سَتَضُرُّونَ |
| 3pl | يَضُرُّونَ | ضَرُّوا | سَيَضُرُّونَ |
Word family
ضَرَرharm, damage, loss
ضَارّharmful
مُضِرّdamaging, injurious
ضَرَّاءhardship, affliction
تَضَرَّرَto be harmed, to suffer damage
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root ḍ-r-r, a core Arabic root built around the idea of harm, damage, or distress. Classical Arabic dictionaries treat this root as basic and native to the language, not borrowed. Words from this root spread across everyday speech, law, and religious texts to describe injury, loss, and affliction.
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