أسطورة

العربية

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أسطورة

/ʔus.tˤuː.ra/

Where it comes from

From phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía), with the native Arabic سَطَرَ (saṭara, “to write, to compose lines”).

noun أُسْطُورَة · ʔusṭūra · أَسَاطِير · الْأُسْطُورَة

myth, fable, tale, legend, story especially full of embellishments إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
bishop (use the dual to pluralize)

In English

fable fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept
legend story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events
fairy tale folktale
myth divine story

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"أسطورة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

أسطورة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9

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"أسطورة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أسطورة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}