فجر
Root: فجر
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
فجر fajara u (fajr) to cleave, break up, dig up (هـ e.g., the ground); -- (فجور fujūr) to act immorally, sin, live licentiously, lead a dissolute life, indulge in debauchery; to commit adultery II to create an outlet or passage (هـ for water, and the like), let (هـ water, and the like) flow or pour forth; to split, cleave (هـ s.th.); to explode (هـ s.th.) IV to commit adultery V to gush out, spurt forth, break forth, break out, erupt, burst out VII = V; to go off, discharge, burst; to burst forth; to explode, detonate; to overflow (ب with); to descend suddenly, break in, rush in, swoop down (على upon)
Entry 2
فجر fajr dawn, daybreak, morning twilight; dawn (fig.), beginning, outset, start; (f.) morning prayer (Isl. Law)
Search 30,000+ Hans Wehr entries.
"The standard Arabic-English dictionary of Modern Standard Arabic" — enhanced with clickable root mapping, verb forms, and noun patterns.
Trusted by researchers at University of Michigan, Duke, Alberta & more