- jadhr
- root [jadhara] Per jadhr borrowed from Ar
Arabic etymological dictionary. 2013.
Arabic etymological dictionary. 2013.
root — root1 rootlike, adj. /rooht, root/, n. 1. a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture. 2. a similar organ developed from some… … Universalium
Root — /rooht/, n. 1. Elihu /el euh hyooh /, 1845 1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel peace prize 1912. 2. John Wellborn /wel beuhrn/, 1851 91, U.S. architect. * * * In botany, the underground anchoring part of a plant. It grows downward in response… … Universalium
Semitic root — The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or radicals (hence also the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the… … Wikipedia
surd — 1550s, irrational (of numbers), from L. surdus unheard, silent, dull, possibly related to susurrus a muttering, whispering (see SUSURRATION (Cf. susurration)). The mathematical sense is from the use of L. surdus to translate Arabic (jadhr) asamm… … Etymology dictionary