The triliteral root ʿayn yā rā (ع ي ر) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun ʿīr (عِير). 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
| (12:70:13) l-ʿīru | (in) the caravan | ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا الْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسَارِقُونَ |
| (12:82:6) wal-ʿīra | and the caravan | وَاسْأَلِ الْقَرْيَةَ الَّتِي كُنَّا فِيهَا وَالْعِيرَ الَّتِي أَقْبَلْنَا فِيهَا |
| (12:94:3) l-ʿīru | the caravan | وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ الْعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمْ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
