The Quranic Arabic Corpus - Quran Dictionary

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The triliteral root ʿayn bā rā (ع ب ر) occurs nine times in the Quran, in four derived forms:

once as the form I verb taʿburu (تَعْبُرُ)
once as the form VIII verb iʿ'tabiru (ٱعْتَبِرُ)
once as the noun ʿābirī (عَابِرِى)
six times as the noun ʿib'rat (عِبْرَة)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form I) - to interpret

(12:43:24) taʿburūna

interpret

يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي رُؤْيَايَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِلرُّؤْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ

Verb (form VIII) - to learn a lesson

(59:2:38) fa-iʿ'tabirū

So take a lesson

فَاعْتَبِرُوا يَا أُولِي الْأَبْصَارِ

Noun

(4:43:16) ʿābirī

(when) passing

وَلَا جُنُبًا إِلَّا عَابِرِي سَبِيلٍ حَتَّىٰ تَغْتَسِلُوا

Noun

(3:13:27) laʿib'ratan	surely (is) a lesson	وَاللَّهُ يُؤَيِّدُ بِنَصْرِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِأُولِي الْأَبْصَارِ
(12:111:5) ʿib'ratun	a lesson	لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ
(16:66:5) laʿib'ratan	(is) a lesson	وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِي الْأَنْعَامِ لَعِبْرَةً نُسْقِيكُمْ مِمَّا فِي بُطُونِهِ
(23:21:5) laʿib'ratan	surely, (is) a lesson	وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِي الْأَنْعَامِ لَعِبْرَةً نُسْقِيكُمْ مِمَّا فِي بُطُونِهَا
(24:44:8) laʿib'ratan	surely is a lesson	يُقَلِّبُ اللَّهُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِأُولِي الْأَبْصَارِ
(79:26:4) laʿib'ratan	surely (is) a lesson	إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِمَنْ يَخْشَىٰ

Quran Dictionary - ع ب ر

Verb (form I) - to interpret

Verb (form VIII) - to learn a lesson

Noun

Noun

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