ذَكَرٌ

[probably originally signifying “ mentioned, ” or “ talked of, ” of the measure فَعَلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ, like نَفَضٌ in the sense of مَنْفُوضٌ, and خَبَطٌ in the sense of مَخْبُوطٌ, and قَبَضٌ in the sense of مَقْبُوضٌ, &c.; and hence the first, and perhaps most others, of the significations here following:] Male; masculine; of the male, or masculine, sex, or gender; opposite of أُنْثَى: (S, A, Msb, K, &c.:) [the corresponding word in Hebrew () has been supposed to have this signification because a male is much “ mentioned, ” or “ talked of; ” and it is well known that the Arabs make comparatively little account of a female:] plural ذُكُورٌ (S, A, Msb, K) and ذُكُورَةٌ (A, Msb, K) and ذِكَارٌ (K) and ذِكَارَةٌ and ذُكْرَانٌ (S, A, Msb, K) and ذِكَرَةٌ: (S, K:) [the last, in one copy of the S, I find written ↓ ذِكْرَةٌ, which, if correct, is a plural of pauc.: and in the TA, in the same phrase in which it occurs in the S, it is written ↓ ذُكْرَةٌ, and expressly said to be with damm, so that it is a quasi-plural n.:] the plural form with و and ن is not allowable. (Msb.) One says, كَمِ الذِّكَرَةُ مِنْ وَلَدِكَ, or ↓ الذِّكْرَةُ, (according to different copies of the S,) or ↓ الذُّكْرَةُ, with damm, (according to the TA,) How many are the males of thy children? (S, TA.)

The male organ of generation; the penis; synonym عَوْفٌ; (S, K, &c.;) of a man: (TA:) or the فَرْج [an equivocal term, but here evidently used in the above-mentioned sense,] of an animal: (Msb:) plural ذُكُورٌ, (K,) or ذِكَرَةٌ, like عِنَبَةٌ, (Msb,) or ذِكَارَةٌ, (T, TA,) and ↓ مَذَاكِيرُ: (S, Msb, K:) the last contr. to analogy, (S, Msb,) as though used for the sake of distinction between this signification and the one immediately preceding: (S:) or of the same class as مَحَاسِنُ [with respect to حُسْنٌ] and مَلَامِحُ [with respect to لَمْحَةٌ]: (ISd:) Akh says that it is a plural without a [proper] singular, like عَبَابِيدُ and أَبَابِيلُ: according to the T, it has no singular; or if it have a singular, it is ↓ مُذْكِرٌ, like مُقْدِمٌ, of which the plural is مَقَادِيمُ; and signifies the parts next to the penis: (TA:) or it signifies the penis with what is around it; [or the genitals;] and is similar to مَفَارِقُ in the phrase شَابَتْ مَفَارِقُ رَأْسِهِ: and قَطَعَ مَذَاكِيرَهُ signified He extirpated his penis. (Mgh.)

Applied to a man, (A, K,) it also signifies (tropical:) Strong; courageous; acute and ardent; vigorous and effective in affairs; [and also] stubborn; and disdainful: (TA:) or [masculine, meaning] perfect; like as أُنْثَى is applied to a woman. (T and A in article انث.) The signification of “ strong, courageous, and stubborn, ” and the significations which the same word has when applied to rain and to a saying, are assigned in the K to ↓ ذِكْرٌ; but [SM says,] I know not how this is; for in the other lexicons they are assigned to ذَكَرٌ. (TA.) You say, لَا يَفْعَلُهُ إِلَّا ذُكُورَةُ الرِّجَالِ (tropical:) [None will do it but such as are strong, &c., of men]. (A.)

Applied to iron, (tropical:) Of the toughest and best quality, (K,) and strongest; (TA;) opposite of أَنِيثٌ; (S;) [iron converted into steel;] as also ↓ ذَكِيرٌ. (K.) [See also ذُكْرَةٌ.]

Applied to a sword, (tropical:) Having مَاء [i. e., diversified wavy marks, streaks, or grain]; (S;) as also ↓ مُذَّكَّرٌ: (S, K:) or of which the edge is of steel (حَدِيدٌ ذَكَرٌ) and the مَتْن [or middle of the broad side] of soft iron; of which the people say that they are of the fabric of the Jinn, or Genii: (A'Obeyd, S:) or ↓ مُذَكَّرُ signifies having a sharp iron blade or edge: (As:) the plural of the former is ذُكُورٌ. (Ham p. 168.)

ذُكُورُ البُقُولِ (tropical:) Herbs, or leguminous plants, that are hard and thick: (TA voce عُشْبٌ:) or that are thick, and inclining to bitterness: (S, TA:) like as أَحْرَارُهَا signifies such as are slender and sweet: (TA:) or the former signifies such as are thick and rough. (AHeyth.)

ذُكُورَةُ الطِّيبِ, (K,) and ذُكُورُهُ, and ذِكَارَتُهُ, (TA,) (tropical:) Perfume proper for men, exclusively of women: i. e., (TA,) that leaves no stain; (K, * TA;) that becomes dissipated; such as musk, and aloes-wood, and camphire, and غَالِيَة, and ذَرِيرَة. (TA.) [See the contr., طِيبٌ مُوءَنَّثٌ, in article انث.]

ذَكَرٌ applied to the Qur'an signifies (tropical:) Eminently excellent. (K.) See 2.

Applied to a saying, (tropical:) Strong and firm: and in like manner to poetry. (A.)

The Arabs disliked a she-camel's bringing forth a male; and hence they applied the term ذَكَرٌ, met., to (tropical:) Anything disliked. (A.)

[Thus,] applied to rain, it signifies (tropical:) Violent; (A, K;) falling in large drops. (K.) They said, أَصَابَتِ الأَرْضَ ذُكُورُ الأَسْمِيَةِ (tropical:) Rains bringing intense cold and torrents fell upon the earth. (A.)

Applied to a day, (tropical:) [Severe; distressing; hard to be borne: see also مُذَكَّرٌ]. (A.)

IDrd says, I think that the name الذكر [so in the TA, without any syll. signs; apparently الذَّكَرُ] is applied by some of the Arabs to السِّمَاكُ الرَّامِحُ [or the star Arcturus]. (TA.)