دُرّ pearl in Arabic
دُرّ is how you say “pearl” in Arabic.
Root د ر ر d-r-r. noun (collective / mass noun). durr.
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Meaning of pearl in Arabic
- pearl, pearls (fine, lustrous) used as a collective noun; a single pearl is دُرَّة
Example sentence
وما علم أن هبوط الغائص في اللجّة خلف الدرّ صعود
And did not know that the diver's descent into the depth in pursuit of the pearl is an ascent.
الدُّرِّ the pearl
al- = 'the'; durr means 'pearls' — the noun after 'khalf': 'after the pearl'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
دُرّ names fine pearls collectively, with دُرَّة for a single one. It sits on a root whose verb دَرَّ centers on milk (and, by extension, rain, sweat, trade, blood) flowing forth abundantly — an image of steady, plentiful yield that recurs across the wider word family, often in tropical senses.
Words from the same root
- دَرَّ to flow copiously, be abundant (esp. of milk)
- أَدَرَّ to make milk flow abundantly; to draw out milk
- دَرٌّ copious flow, abundance (verbal noun)
- دِرَّةٌ brisk trade, abundance in the market (tropical)
- دَرِيرٌ running vehemently and smoothly, of a horse
- دُرَّةٌ a single pearl (the unit noun of دُرّ)
Common questions
- How do you say "pearl" in Arabic?
- دُرّ (durr).
- What is the difference between دُرّ and دُرَّة؟
- دُرّ is the collective noun for pearls in general; دُرَّة is the singulative, meaning one single pearl.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).