excuse
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Highlights
Plural
مَعَاذِر
Other plural
مَعَاذِير
Verbal noun of
عَذَرَ
to excuse
Most common words from the same root
Noun
اِعْتِذَار
apology
Noun
عِذَار
cheek
مَعْذِرَة in English
Noun · feminine
Verbal noun of عَذَرَ (to excuse): the act or idea of the verb.
- excuse
- forgiveness, pardon
Word origin
Verbal noun of عَذَرَ (ʕaḏara, “to absolve from guilt”).
Words from the root ع-ذ-ر
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
عَذَرَ
· present يَعْذِرُ
Form I · The plain action
to excuse
أَعْذَرَ
· present يُعْذِرُ
Form IV · Causative
to accept (someone's) excuse
إِعْذَار
مُعْذِر
مُعْذَر
تَعَذَّرَ
· present يَتَعَذَّرُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to excuse oneself; to be besmirched, to be soiled, to be smudged; to be impossible
تَعَذُّر
مُتَعَذِّر
اِعْتَذَرَ
· present يَعْتَذِرُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to excuse oneself; to apologise to
اِعْتِذَار
apology
مُعْتَذِر
مُعْتَذَر
عِذَار
cheek
عُذْرَة
virginity
عَذِرة
excrement
عُذْرِيّ
pure
تَعْذِير
مَعْذِرَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | مَعْذِرَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | مَعَاذِر |
| Alternative plurals | مَعَاذِير |
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