ثور

العربية

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ثور¹

  • /θawr/

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From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr-. Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹר (šôr).

noun ثَوْر · ṯawr · ثِيرَان · ثَوْرَة · بَقَرَة

  1. bull, steer, ox
  2. definite Taurus (astronomy)

ثور²

  • /θawr/

verb ثَوَّرَ · ṯawwara · يُثَوِّرُ · تَثْوِير · مُثَوِّر

  1. to stir up, revolutionise

noun ثَوْر · ṯawr · الثَّوْر · ثَوْرٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of ثَارَ (ṯāra) (form I)

In English

  • bull uncastrated adult male bovine
  • ox any bovine animal used as a beast of burden
  • steer castrated male of cattle

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"ثور." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ثور. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1

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"ثور." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ثور},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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