أسر

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أسر^¹

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Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔasar-.

verb أَسَرَ · ʔasara · يَأْسِرُ · أَسْر · آسِر

to bind; to fetter
to enslave (“to make subservient”)
to capture (“to take control of”)
to captivate (“to attract and hold the interest and attention of”)

noun أَسْر · ʔasr · الْأَسْر · أَسْرٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of أَسَرَ (ʔasara) (form I)

verb يُؤْسَرُ · أُسِرَ · ʔusira · أُسْر · مَأْسُور

to have urinary retention

noun أُسْر · ʔusr · الْأُسْر · أُسْرٌ

retention or detention of urine, dysuria دهن الحسك حسك مرضوض عشرة دراهم زنجبيل أربعة دراهم دهن حل أسكرجة ماء عذب خمس عشرة أسكرجة. يطبخ في قدر بنار لينة حتى يذهب الماء ويبقي الدهن وينزل عن النار ويصفى ويحتقن به من خلف ومن قدام بالتزريق في الإحليل وإذا مرخ به نحو العانة حل أسر البول.

أسر^²

verb أَسَرَّ · ʔasarra · يُسِرُّ · إِسْرَار · مُسِرّ

to keep secret, to hide, to conceal, to disguise
to tell in confidence, to confide in, to reveal, to tell under one’s breath, to whisper وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِكُلِّ نَفْسٍ ظَلَمَتْ مَا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ لَٱفْتَدَتْ بِهِ وَأَسَرُّوا ٱلنَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَأَوْا ٱلْعَذَابَ
to please, to delight يُسِرُّنا مجيئُكَ دائمًا.
Similar: أَفْرَحَ

Opposite: جَهَرَ

أسر^³

/ʔu.sar/

noun أُسَر · ʔusar

plural plural of أُسْرَة (ʔusra)

Thesaurus

verb

Opposite: جَهَرَ

In English

bind transitive to tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain
capture act of capturing
tie to attach or fasten with string
captivate to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest
retention the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
captivity state of being captive
confide to say (something) in confidence

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"أسر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"أسر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أسر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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