damage
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ضَرَّ in English
Verb · Form I
- to harm, to damage
أَنْتَ حُرٌّ مَا لَمْ تَضُرَّ.You are free as long as you do not harm.يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ لَا يَضُرُّكُم مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا ٱهْتَدَيْتُمْ ۚ إِلَى ٱللَّٰهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَYou who believe, you are responsible for your own souls; if anyone else goes astray it will not harm you so long as you follow the guidance; you will all return to God, and He will make you realize what you have done.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:105
Words from the root ض-ر-ر
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ضَرَّ
· present يَضُرُّ
Form I · The plain action
to harm, to damage
ضَرَر
narrow
ضَرّ
ضُرّ
ضَارّ
مَضْرُور
مَضَرَّة
harm
ضَرَّ
· present يَضُرُّ
Form I · The plain action
to be or become blind (ضَرِير (ḍarīr))
ضَرَارَة
ضَرِير
blind
ضَرِير
injurious conduct
أَضَرَّ
· present يُضِرُّ
Form IV · Causative
to harm, to damage, to endamage, to be detrimental or damaging to
إِضْرَار
مُضِرّ
hurtful
مُضَرّ
تَضَرَّرَ
· present يَتَضَرَّرُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be injured, to be afflicted, to suffer damage
تَضَرُّر
مُتَضَرِّر
اِضْطَرَّ
· present يَضْطَرُّ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to force, to compel, to constrain (someone to do something)
اِضْطِرَار
مُضْطَرّ
مُضْطَرّ
ضَرُورَة
necessity
ضَرَّ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | ضَرَرْتُ | أَضُرُّ | أَضُرَّ | أَضُرَّ / أَضُرِّ / أَضْرُرْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | ضَرَرْتَ | تَضُرُّ | تَضُرَّ | تَضُرَّ / تَضُرِّ / تَضْرُرْ | ضُرَّ / ضُرِّ / اُضْرُرْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | ضَرَرْتِ | تَضُرِّينَ | تَضُرِّي | تَضُرِّي | ضُرِّي |
| هُوَ he | ضَرَّ | يَضُرُّ | يَضُرَّ | يَضُرَّ / يَضُرِّ / يَضْرُرْ | — |
| هِيَ she | ضَرَّتْ | تَضُرُّ | تَضُرَّ | تَضُرَّ / تَضُرِّ / تَضْرُرْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | ضَرَرْتُمَا | تَضُرَّانِ | تَضُرَّا | تَضُرَّا | ضُرَّا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | ضَرَّا | يَضُرَّانِ | يَضُرَّا | يَضُرَّا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | ضَرَّتَا | تَضُرَّانِ | تَضُرَّا | تَضُرَّا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | ضَرَرْنَا | نَضُرُّ | نَضُرَّ | نَضُرَّ / نَضُرِّ / نَضْرُرْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | ضَرَرْتُمْ | تَضُرُّونَ | تَضُرُّوا | تَضُرُّوا | ضُرُّوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | ضَرَرْتُنَّ | تَضْرُرْنَ | تَضْرُرْنَ | تَضْرُرْنَ | اُضْرُرْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | ضَرُّوا | يَضُرُّونَ | يَضُرُّوا | يَضُرُّوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | ضَرَرْنَ | يَضْرُرْنَ | يَضْرُرْنَ | يَضْرُرْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | ضَرّ، ضُرّ، ضَرَر |
|---|---|
| Active participle | ضَارّ |
| Passive participle | مَضْرُور |
ضَرَّ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to harm
أَنْتَ حُرٌّ مَا لَمْ تَضُرَّ.You are free as long as you do not harm.
to harm
يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ لَا يَضُرُّكُم مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا ٱهْتَدَيْتُمْ ۚ إِلَى ٱللَّٰهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَYou who believe, you are responsible for your own souls; if anyone else goes astray it will not harm you so long as you follow the guidance; you will all return to God, and He will make you realize what you have done.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:105
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