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جر

“جر” is an Arabic word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to pull, to draw, to drag, to attract
  2. to extend, to stretch
  3. to abstract, to rob
  4. to bring about, to cause
  5. to drive slowly (livestock)
  6. to pasture freely (livestock)
  7. to furrow (the ground)
  8. to commit a crime or offense
  9. to bear beyond the usual time
  10. to wean the foal of a camel (by splitting its tongue)
  11. to put a word in the oblique or genitive case
  12. to pronounce the kasra at the end of a word
  13. to use the rein

noun

  1. pulling, pull, drawing, draft
  2. dragging, drag, towage, hauling
  3. stretching, lengthening, extending
  4. bringing on, causing
  5. oblique case, genitive case
  6. pronunciation of the final consonant with -i
  7. foot of a mountain

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew גרר (garár, “drag”).

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