جذر

Meaning

Verb

to uproot, to tear out by the roots

Noun

1. root (of a plant)
2. root (of a tooth)
3. root (of a polynome)
4. root (of a word)
5. stem, base

Noun

stub (of a receipt book, ticket stub, etc.)

Noun

1. (form-of, noun-from-verb) verbal noun of جَذَرَ (jaḏara, “to uproot”) (form I)
2. uprooting

Concepts

root

stem

radical

scape

stalk

stipe

stool

straw

stub

take root

uproot

underlying stem

extract

extract the root

haulm

radix

Synonyms

جذور

عرق

شرش

شق

Translations

racine

radice

Wurzel

raíz

radix

ρίζα

raiz

wortel

kök

arrel

rîş

raiç

Stamm

reh

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒa.ða.ra/

Etymology

A phonetic variant of the root ج د ر (j d r), which is related to things being separated, set apart, distinguishing themselves, hence a root or a stub cut off, whereafter metaphoric denominals related to roots.
Cognate with Hebrew גזר (gazár).