ضرر

See also: صرر‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ر ر‎ (ḍ-r-r); compare ضَرَّ‎ (ḍarra, “to damage”).

Noun

ضَرَر • (ḍarar) m (plural أَضْرَار‎ (ʔaḍrār))

damage, injury, hurt, harm, mischief
‏لَا ضَرَر‎ ― lā ḍarar ― never mind, it does not matter

‏لَا ضَرَرَ وَلَا ضِرَار‎
lā ḍarara walā ḍirār
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
an evil state or condition
defect, deficiency, detriment, loss
narrowness, straitness
brink or edge of a cave

Declension

Declension of noun ضَرَر (ḍarar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَرَر ḍarar	الضَّرَر‎ aḍ-ḍarar	ضَرَر ḍarar
Nominative	ضَرَرٌ ḍararun	الضَّرَرُ‎ aḍ-ḍararu	ضَرَرُ ḍararu
Accusative	ضَرَرًا‎ ḍararan	الضَّرَرَ‎ aḍ-ḍarara	ضَرَرَ ḍarara
Genitive	ضَرَرٍ ḍararin	الضَّرَرِ‎ aḍ-ḍarari	ضَرَرِ ḍarari
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَرَرَيْن‎ ḍararayn	الضَّرَرَيْن‎ aḍ-ḍararayn	ضَرَرَيْ‎ ḍararay
Nominative	ضَرَرَانِ‎ ḍararāni	الضَّرَرَانِ‎ aḍ-ḍararāni	ضَرَرَا‎ ḍararā
Accusative	ضَرَرَيْنِ‎ ḍararayni	الضَّرَرَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍararayni	ضَرَرَيْ‎ ḍararay
Genitive	ضَرَرَيْنِ‎ ḍararayni	الضَّرَرَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍararayni	ضَرَرَيْ‎ ḍararay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَضْرَار‎ ʔaḍrār	الْأَضْرَار‎ al-ʔaḍrār	أَضْرَار‎ ʔaḍrār
Nominative	أَضْرَارٌ‎ ʔaḍrārun	الْأَضْرَارُ‎ al-ʔaḍrāru	أَضْرَارُ‎ ʔaḍrāru
Accusative	أَضْرَارًا‎ ʔaḍrāran	الْأَضْرَارَ‎ al-ʔaḍrāra	أَضْرَارَ‎ ʔaḍrāra
Genitive	أَضْرَارٍ‎ ʔaḍrārin	الْأَضْرَارِ‎ al-ʔaḍrāri	أَضْرَارِ‎ ʔaḍrāri

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: zərər
→ Kazakh: зарар (zarar), залал (zalal)
→ Ottoman Turkish: ضرر‎ (zarar)
- Turkish: zarar
- → Middle Armenian: զարար (zarar)
  - Armenian: զարար (zarar)
- → Georgian: ზარალი (zarali)
  - → Mingrelian: ზარალი (zarali)
  - → Svan: ზარა̈ლ (zaräl)
→ Persian: ضرر‎ (zarar)
→ Swahili: dhara
→ Turkmen: zelel
→ Uzbek: zarar

Adjective

ضَرَر • (ḍarar)

narrow

Declension

Declension of adjective ضَرَر (ḍarar)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَرَر ḍarar	الضَّرَر‎ aḍ-ḍarar	ضَرَرَة‎ ḍarara	الضَّرَرَة‎ aḍ-ḍarara
Nominative	ضَرَرٌ ḍararun	الضَّرَرُ‎ aḍ-ḍararu	ضَرَرَةٌ‎ ḍararatun	الضَّرَرَةُ‎ aḍ-ḍararatu
Accusative	ضَرَرًا‎ ḍararan	الضَّرَرَ‎ aḍ-ḍarara	ضَرَرَةً‎ ḍararatan	الضَّرَرَةَ‎ aḍ-ḍararata
Genitive	ضَرَرٍ ḍararin	الضَّرَرِ‎ aḍ-ḍarari	ضَرَرَةٍ‎ ḍararatin	الضَّرَرَةِ‎ aḍ-ḍararati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَرَرَيْن‎ ḍararayn	الضَّرَرَيْن‎ aḍ-ḍararayn	ضَرَرَتَيْن‎ ḍararatayn	الضَّرَرَتَيْن‎ aḍ-ḍararatayn
Nominative	ضَرَرَانِ‎ ḍararāni	الضَّرَرَانِ‎ aḍ-ḍararāni	ضَرَرَتَانِ‎ ḍararatāni	الضَّرَرَتَانِ‎ aḍ-ḍararatāni
Accusative	ضَرَرَيْنِ‎ ḍararayni	الضَّرَرَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍararayni	ضَرَرَتَيْنِ‎ ḍararatayni	الضَّرَرَتَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍararatayni
Genitive	ضَرَرَيْنِ‎ ḍararayni	الضَّرَرَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍararayni	ضَرَرَتَيْنِ‎ ḍararatayni	الضَّرَرَتَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍararatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	—		—
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	—	—	—	—
Nominative	—	—	—	—
Accusative	—	—	—	—
Genitive	—	—	—	—

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (zarer), from Arabic ضَرَر‎ (ḍarar).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zə.ɾəɾ/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /zə.ɾəɾ/

Noun

ضَرَر • (zarar) m (Hindi spelling ज़रर)

detriment, loss, disadvantage, deficiency
hurt, damage,
distress, anguish
harm, injury

References

“ضرر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“ضرر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Arabic ضرر‎ (ḍarar).

Noun

ضرر (zarar)

loss, damage

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