أسير

العربية

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أسير

/ʔa.siːr/

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* Diachronically inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔasīr-.

* Synchronically belonging to the root ء س ر (ʔ s r) meaning “to fetter” in the base stem.

noun أَسِير · ʔasīr · أَسْرَى · أَسارَى · أُسارَى · أُسَراءُ

prisoner of war, captive يفرج عن أسرى الحرب ويعادون إلى أوطانهم دون إبطاء بعد انتهاء الأعمال العدائية الفعلية.

In English

prisoner of war combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an a
captive a person who has been captured
detainee one who is detained

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"أسير." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

أسير. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1

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"أسير." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أسير},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}