The triliteral root ʿayn wāw rā (ع و ر) occurs four times in the Quran as the noun ʿawrat (عَوْرَة). 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.
Noun
| (24:31:61) ʿawrāti | private aspects | أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَىٰ عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ |
| (24:58:29) ʿawrātin | (are) times of privacy | ثَلَاثُ عَوْرَاتٍ لَكُمْ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ جُنَاحٌ بَعْدَهُنَّ |
| (33:13:18) ʿawratun | (are) exposed | وَيَسْتَأْذِنُ فَرِيقٌ مِنْهُمُ النَّبِيَّ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ |
| (33:13:21) biʿawratin | (were) exposed | وَمَا هِيَ بِعَوْرَةٍ إِنْ يُرِيدُونَ إِلَّا فِرَارًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
